John Waite, who has run several campaigns for state Legislature and City Council as an independent, announced Friday that he will run for the House seat that will be vacated by Andy Billig. And this time, he'll run as a Democrat. Waite, 47, is fiscally…
A third Republican candidate has entered the race to replace state Rep. John Ahern. Ben Oakley, the legislative aide for state Rep. Kevin Parker, filed paperwork earlier this week announcing his bid with the state Public Disclosure Commission. Oakley joins Republicans Larry Keller, the superintendent…
Late this afternoon Spokane City Councilman Jon Snyder tweeted: "Dear friends: Tomorrow I will be making an announcement regarding Andy Billig's vacated 3rd District House seat. Stay tuned." He hasn't returned calls seeking comment, which means he's either running for Billig's seat, or playing a…
Even before Lisa Brown became state Senate majority leader, Spokane enjoyed influence in the state Legislature with Jim West, who served as majority leader until becoming Spokane's mayor in 2004. Asked today if Spokane will lose power without Brown leading the Senate, Gov. Chris Gregoire…
State Rep. Andy Billig said this morning that he will be making an announcement today. Other sources are indicating that he will jump into the race for state Sen. Lisa Brown's seat. Brown's decision, so close to the candidate filing deadline, has shocked many local…
A few weeks ago I wrote a story about the reemergence of the City of Spokane's flag. I heard soon after from the flag designer's son, who shed more light on the flag. Here is his note: I'm Lloyd Carlson's son, and it was a…
The Inland Northwest has seen its share of off-beat, low-budget political TV ads, and anyone who's looked at the calendar lately should realize the new season of silliness is about to begin. But it would be tough to top the campy, folksiness of Texas railroad…
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