After a century of second-city sulking for the Lilac City, I'm pleased to report that finally, Spokane's ticket to undying fame and much-deserved respect is in a little clause tucked away deep in Senate Bill 5318, as amended.First, though, some background: the bill would require…
Attorney General Rob McKenna has memorably described the slow creep of exemptions to public disclosure laws as a coral-like "accretion" that grows slowly, steadily -- and is very hard to get rid of.Former state Rep. Toby Nixon, an outspoken proponent of open government, has compiled…
