January 27, 2010 in News Northwest Republicans and Democrats applauded President Barack Obama’s emphasis on jobs, particularly on creating them in small businesses, but wondered about the details of other proposals in the State of … 2

January 27, 2010 in Idaho An Idaho lawmaker upset that regulators refuse to bend the rules for a Worley-area cabin owner with an inadequate septic system is proposing legislation that threatens to undermine the Panhandle … 3

January 27, 2010 in Nation/World Remarks of President Barack Obama as prepared for delivery.

January 27, 2010 in News OLYMPIA — Spokane and any other city in Washington that uses cameras to catch red-light runners could have their ticket fines limited to $25 under a proposal before the Legislature. 6

January 27, 2010 in Nation/World President Barack Obama, who once considered government spending freezes a hatchet job, told Americans on Wednesday it’s now part of his solution to the exploding deficit. He didn’t explain what … 1

  January 27, 2010 in Nation/World Declaring “I don’t quit,”’ President Barack Obama fought to recharge his embattled presidency with a State of the Union vow to get jobless millions back to work and to stand … 4

January 27, 2010 in Nation/World Highlights of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address Wednesday night to a joint session of Congress.

January 27, 2010 in Nation/World His presidency at a crossroads, President Barack Obama is promising in his first State of the Union address to solve the economic worries foremost on Americans’ minds and become the … 11

January 27, 2010 in Idaho Idaho lawmakers on a key budget-setting committee were decidedly unenthusiastic Wednesday about Gov. Butch Otter’s proposal to phase out all state funding for Idaho Public Television over the next four …

January 27, 2010 in Idaho North Idaho College students will feel the impact of state holdbacks and budget cuts, NIC President Priscilla Bell told lawmakers Wednesday, because they come at a time of sharply increasing … 2

January 27, 2010 in Business The Federal Reserve has decided to hold interest rates at a record low and pledged to keep them there for an “extended period” to nurture the economic recovery and lower …

  January 27, 2010 in City A large Spokane child care center shut down by the state two weeks ago reopened this morning.

January 27, 2010 in City A three-vehicle accident in Liberty Lake this morning was blocking westbound traffic on Appleway, and was one of several accident across the region this morning.

January 27, 2010 in City Fire damaged the front portion of a home in northwest Spokane on Tuesday night, and a woman living there escaped without injury, firefighters said.

January 27, 2010 in City, Idaho Fog has formed across a broad swath of the Inland Northwest from Coeur d’Alene westward through the upper Columbia Basin.

January 27, 2010 in City on Page A1 Spokane County’s list of 10 possible sites for a new jail has an unofficial No. 11: the state’s Pine Lodge Corrections Center in Medical Lake. The women’s prison is among …

January 27, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Senate on Tuesday rejected a proposal to establish a potentially powerful commission to reduce the federal budget deficit, despite President Barack Obama’s endorsement and swelling voter anger … 2

January 27, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 Washington residents will be able to buy tickets for the multistate lottery game Powerball this weekend, making Washington one of the latest to join the popular game. Ticket sales begin …