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Varied views spice up council race
A late entry in the race for Spokane City Council president turned what otherwise would have been a sleepy primary into a campaign with interest. Voters can chose among a newcomer to city politics, two of the most experienced political leaders in Spokane, and a long-shot candidate. The two who finish with the most votes will face each other in the November election. Ballots for the Aug. 16 primary will be mailed this week.
Q&A: Steve Corker, running for Spokane City Council president
Steve Corker gives his positions on taxes, libraries, streets and other issues facing the city in The Spokesman-Review’s Spokane City Council candidate questionnaire. Corker faces Ben Stuckart, Dennis Hession and Victor Noder in the race for a seat representing South Spokane.
Q&A: Dennis Hession, running for Spokane City Council president
Dennis Hession gives his positions on taxes, libraries, streets and other issues facing the city in The Spokesman-Review’s Spokane City Council candidate questionnaire. Hession faces Ben Stuckart, Steve Corker and Victor Noder in the race for a seat representing South Spokane.
Q&A: Ben Stuckart, running for Spokane City Council president
Ben Stuckart gives his positions on taxes, libraries, streets and other issues facing the city in The Spokesman-Review’s Spokane City Council candidate questionnaire. Stuckart faces Dennis Hession, Steve Corker and Victor Noder in the race for a seat representing South Spokane.
Q&A: Victor Noder, running for Spokane City Council president
Victor Noder gives his positions on taxes, libraries, streets and other issues facing the city in The Spokesman-Review’s Spokane City Council candidate questionnaire. Noder faces Ben Stuckart, Dennis Hession, Steve Corker and Victor Noder in the race for a seat representing South Spokane.
Ex-mayor to run for council president
Former Mayor Dennis Hession shook up Spokane politics on Thursday by announcing his entry into the race for City Council president. He joins City Councilman Steve Corker and Ben Stuckart, the executive director of Communities in Schools, in the race to lead the city’s legislative branch.
Hession joins race for Spokane City Council president
Former Mayor Dennis Hession shook up Spokane politics today by announcing his entry in the race for City Council president. He joins City Councilman Steve Corker and Ben Stuckart, the executive director of Communities in Schools in the race to lead the city’s legislative branch.
Face Time: Judge has relished chance to help change lives
For 36 years, Richard “Rick” White has reported to his job at the Spokane County Courthouse, mostly on foot. White started in 1975 working as a juvenile probation officer, a first brush with the legal system that made him want to become a lawyer.
Centers aim to steer students on right path
Glover Middle School student William Fausett already has figured out how he’ll pay for college, manage a budget and make sensible purchases. He learned his lessons in the Comcast College and Career Center recently established in his Spokane school.
Verner urges council to reject library-only tax
A proposal to ask voters for a library tax appears unlikely to make the ballot after Mayor Mary Verner and her staff urged council members last week to consider a broader property tax that could also boost the police and fire budgets. “We don’t want to be faced with potential closures of branches again next year,” Verner told the City Council. “But we also don’t want to be faced with additional layoffs.”
Pay raises lag in public sector
An analysis of recent wage increases shows that the pay of many local government workers is rising slightly slower than the rate of workers in the private sector. From 2002 to 2009, workers in the private sector in Spokane County experienced wage increases of 26.4 percent. Wages of workers in local government were up 24.7 percent.