(The Center Square) - The city of Battle Ground has been getting more attention this week than the small southwest Washington community typically receives, due to national coverage of two recent city proclamations.
Social media posts of a Monday June 1 city council meeting drew widespread coverage after Mayor Eric Overholser signed two proclamations designating Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization and expressing support for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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