ELECTION 2023: Out of office for years, right-wing firebrand Matt Shea still...
It's been nearly four years since he was shunned by his own party for alleged domestic terrorism and religious extremism, but former state Rep. Matt Shea, a Spokane Valley Republican, still managed to...
View ArticleELECTION 2023: A brief and non-exhaustive list of the issues in the Spokane...
Other than a shared love of dogs, there isn't much that mayoral candidates Nadine Woodward and Lisa Brown agree on…
View ArticleELECTION 2023: Being mayor is a tough job, why do these two want it?
Nadine Woodward and Lisa Brown are in the final stretch of a grueling application process for one of Spokane's toughest jobs…
View ArticleWATCH: Spokane City Council candidates take questions from Inlander and...
Bored of watching the same three Halloween movies over and over again? Looking to spice up October with some real-life spookiness?…
View ArticleBreaking down the $4.6 million in Spokane campaign spending this season
An unprecedented amount of money is pouring into Spokane elections this year…
View ArticleNEWS BRIEFS: A new mysterious bike hangs near the Spokane River
Plus, NIC gets hit with lawyer's fees; and the Spokane City Council wants monthly budget updates At the end of September 2022, a blue bicycle appeared atop a pylon in the middle of the Spokane River...
View ArticleAfter almost two months of inaction, the West Bonner School District has...
Between the recall of two board members, a failed levy that led the district to slash a third of its budget, the resignation of an unqualified superintendent, and an almost two-month hiatus in board...
View ArticleA historic property may be added to Riverside State Park, connecting it to...
Historic and virtually untouched, a 1,060-acre stretch of land north of Saint George's School may go unnoticed…
View ArticleEcology wants to hear your thoughts on expanding its air quality monitoring...
Washington's Department of Ecology is hosting the first series of open houses this month to ask people for input on expanding the region's air quality monitoring system. The state's Climate Commitment...
View ArticleKootenai County voters reject bond that could have curtailed growth on...
Kootenai County voters rejected a $50 million open space bond that would have enabled the county to purchase land to prevent it from being developed in favor of recreational opportunities. The...
View ArticleSpokane voters approve camping ban; countywide tax measure fails for new jail
Some voters in Spokane saw both a "Proposition 1" and a "Measure 1" on their ballots, but the two issues saw vastly different levels of success on election night. PROPOSITION 1: PASS…
View ArticleIncumbents fared well in Inland Northwest school board races, but...
This election season saw more candidates interested in school boards than anything we’ve seen in recent history…
View ArticleBlue Spokane? Early election results show a big progressive lead in Spokane...
Spokane liberals had a good night. The race for mayor is still too close to call, but longtime Democratic politician Lisa Brown currently leads incumbent conservative Mayor Nadine Woodward by 3.5 points…
View ArticleNEWS BRIEFS: Pro-Palestinian activists disrupt Spokane City Council
Plus, your car's tires are killing salmon; and Spokane schools will go to voters for more money. Just half an hour after this week's Spokane City Council meeting started, more than two dozen...
View ArticleWashington could link its carbon market with California and Québec,...
Less than a year into Washington's cap-and-invest program, the state will explore linking its carbon market with California's first-in-the-nation program…
View ArticleTom Foley was the first Washingtonian to become House speaker — what can we...
Sixty years ago, the political landscape in the U.S. was drastically different than it is now…
View ArticleSpokane's mayor proposes using traffic camera ticket funds to pay for police
Last month, Spokane's network of automated traffic cameras flagged 2,544 people for speeding and 2,209 for blowing through red lights…
View ArticleWashington is investing $200 million to undo some damage of the war on drugs
Ask people who've gone through or worked in the criminal justice system, and they'll tell you that the effects of the war on drugs extend far beyond the trauma of spending time behind bars or getting...
View ArticleNEWS BRIEFS: Idaho's Supreme Court is made up of a majority of women for the...
Plus, Washington's gubernatorial race sees a shakeup, while Idaho's ban on "abortion trafficking" is put on hold Last Monday, Nov. 6, Idaho Gov. Brad Little appointed Kootenai County District Judge...
View ArticleLisa Brown and her liberal allies win control of Spokane city government
Nadine Woodward looked nervous when she took the stage on election night…
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