The state Supreme Court says it's likely to issue its opinion tomorrow morning in Washington Citizen Action v. State of WA, which challenges the constitutionality of Washington's I-747 property-tax limit. (Among the plaintiffs: Whitman County.)It's a complex case, but here's a primer:Prior to 2000, local…
Local Democratic lawmakers Chris Marr and Don Barlow will hold a town hall meeting Nov. 16 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Southside Senior Activity Center, 3151 E. 27th Ave., Spokane.Topic: health care issues, "including long-term-care insurance, nursing homes, the sale of Deaconess and…
Oh, it's good to be back. The Fred Russell trial in Cowlitz County, my base of operations for the past 3 1/2 weeks, is over. (Russell, the WSU student who drove drunk and killed three other students in 2001, before fleeing to Ireland for several…
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