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Orr faces Freier in race for Spokane Valley fire commission
Both candidates had decades-long careers with the Spokane Valley Fire Department.
Spin Control: Spokane mayor’s race is hard to predict based on primary data, but one can try
Primary results are interesting, but predicting the general election outcome from them is among the riskiest things a political writer can do.
Spokane County general election picture getting clearer as auditor’s office counts last ballots
Tight school board races in Medical Lake and Cheney are all but settled, and a race for a seat on the Spokane Valley Fire Department’s board appears to be over.
Homeless advocates file lawsuit to pull anti-camping initiative from November ballot in Spokane
Attorneys on Wednesday filed a lawsuit in Spokane County Superior Court against Brian Hansen, the lawyer leading an effort to ban camping within 1,000 feet of schools, daycares, parks and playgrounds.
Cheney votes for the construction of a new city aquatics center
Cheney residents will get a new city pool.
School board races in Spokane, West Valley show victors; Cheney and Deer Park unclear
Spokane School Board President Mike Wiser easily advanced to the November election in Tuesday’s primary and will face Realtor Ericka Lalka.
Lisa Brown and Nadine Woodward come out on top in Spokane mayoral primary
Spokane’s choice for mayor in November will be between two high-profile and well-funded women.
Airway Heights to join Spokane County Library District
Airway Heights is joining the Spokane County Library District, a move that will raise taxes and free up more city revenue for public safety efforts.
Yaeger to advance in Spokane Valley City Council election, but November opponent uncertain
Jessica Yaeger, a political rookie who works in senior care, has advanced to the general election in the race for Spokane Valley City Council. But it’s not yet certain who her opponent will be November.
Incumbent Dunne will face Marshall in Liberty Lake City Council race
Longtime Liberty Lake City Councilman Dan Dunne likely will face former civil engineer Larry Marshall in the general election after an impressive showing in Tuesday’s primary.
Betsy Wilkerson, Kim Plese advance in Spokane City Council president race; Dillon and Treloar, Klitzke and Moore top vote-getters for council
Voters will have the choice between a sitting City Council member and a former private business owner to lead Spokane’s legislative body for the next four years.
Rick Freier captures most votes in race for Spokane Valley Fire Commission
Former fire investigator Rick Freier has easily clinched a spot in the November election following Tuesday’s primary, but it isn’t yet clear who will face him this fall in the race for an open seat on the board that oversees the Spokane Valley Fire Department.
Three incumbents to advance in crowded Medical Lake School Board primaries
The 17 candidates on the ballot in the city’s primary races marked the highest number of candidates running in any school board primary across Washington.
It’s Election Day, but only one-in-five have voted in Spokane County
Today is election day, and only 1 in 5 voters had cast ballots as of Monday.
Kootenai County voters to decide on $50 million bond for open spaces, as other Inland Northwest communities continue preservation efforts
County commissioners agreed earlier this month to put a $50 million bond measure before voters Nov. 7. Proceeds from the tax, which would cost property owners an estimated $8 per $100,000 of assessed value or the median home owner in the county about $29 annually, would be set aside to fund the purchase of undeveloped land, with particular attention paid to the Rathdrum Prairie. That area of farmland separating the cities of Rathdrum, Post Falls, Hayden and Coeur d’Alene has been the site of rampant growth in recent years, including the approval in March of a 2,800-home development project that will link Post Falls and Coeur d’Alene.
Candidates for local office scramble as Aug. 1 election looms
Ballots are due Tuesday for the August primary, in which Spokane voters will select the two candidates that will compete for the mayor’s office, positions on the City Council and the Spokane Public School board of directors.
Spin Control: Once again, no state measures qualify for ballot
For the fifth year in a row, Washington voters will not have a chance to enact a law in place of the Legislature. There will be no people’s initiatives on the top of the November ballot.
Candidates for Deer Park School Board say they’re willing to go against state law
Five candidates are running for a seat on the Deer Park School Board, a sizable number for the growing district in northern Spokane County where seats sometimes struggle to receive multiple candidates.
Two Medical Lake School Board candidates differ on books, trans youth rights
Incumbent Ron Cooper and first-time candidate Nick Hawkins are running in the primary election for seat 4.
Spokane politicians reach out to youth who can vote in primary, including some 17-year-olds
Youth in Spokane County are preparing to vote in the August primary election, some for the first time.