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• As Idaho lawmakers consider their options, some are turning to educators for advice

  January 25, 2009 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Idaho state legislators have fanned out to their districts across the state this weekend, and many are hoping to hear from local teachers and others about where cuts …

• Gregoire’s stimulus plan includes local projects

    January 16, 2009 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Trying to kick-start the state’s lagging economy, Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire on Thursday unveiled a $1.2 billion proposal that includes more than $90 million in buildings at Spokane-area …

• Otter says budget cuts difficult but needed

  January 8, 2009 in Idaho BOISE — Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter was at a meeting last month when a woman confronted him over cutbacks in her autistic son’s services through the Department of Health and …

• Council has a few words on budget

  December 18, 2008 in Voices on Page V8 The road to passing the 2009 budget got a little bumpy Tuesday when two Liberty Lake City Council members verbally sparred over a proposed amendment to the budget. Much of …

• Otter says more cuts needed

  December 2, 2008 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Idaho Gov. Butch Otter has ordered another 3 percent cut from Idaho’s current state budget, on top of the 1 percent he trimmed in September. Layoffs of state …

• Budget trouble forcing layoffs at county

  November 20, 2008 in City on Page A9 Spokane County leaders will lay off potentially dozens of employees because of expected shortfalls in the county’s budget. County CEO Marshall Farnell has been meeting this week with the three … 1

• Idaho revamps teacher pay plan

  March 6, 2008 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – In a rare move, the Idaho Legislature’s joint budget committee Wednesday reconsidered the teacher pay plan it approved a day earlier, passing an entirely new plan. This time, …

• House budget good for schools

  February 21, 2008 in City on Page B1 OLYMPIA – Despite a lean budget year, the House of Representatives’ budget proposals unveiled Wednesday include millions of construction dollars for Spokane-area projects. The main operating budget would spend an …

• Deal brings new rest area to Idaho

  February 13, 2008 in Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – Idaho’s newest official state rest area is a Flying J truck stop. Wrapping the rest area into the truck stop through a public-private partnership cost the state just …

• Schools hope to stave off cuts

  January 24, 2008 in City on Page B6 Early budget forecasts show Spokane Public Schools may be looking to fill a gap of more than $2 million next school year. But the district is hoping to stave off …

• Budget draws scant attention

  August 27, 2007 in Idaho on Page A6 So far only a Coeur d’Alene skateboarder has shown interest in the city’s proposed $66.6 million budget, which includes a 3 percent property tax increase and enough cash to hire …

• Kootenai deputies get a pay bump

  August 14, 2007 in Idaho on Page B1 Most Kootenai County sheriff deputies and jailers are getting an immediate raise as the county commission works to fix an inequitable pay system that has caused an exodus of staff. …

• EV officials received big raises

  May 8, 2007 in City on Page A1 Despite growing budget concerns and looming teacher layoffs, some East Valley School District administrators were given big salary increases last year. The increases, ranging from 7 percent to 23 percent, …

• CdA priorities at street level

  April 14, 2007 in Idaho on Page B1 Adding more police staff and spending more to repave streets top the Coeur d’Alene City Council’s list of funding priorities for the coming year. Council members and the mayor spent …

• Crowd interrogates schools chief on proposed cuts

  March 27, 2007 in City on Page B1 Parent Bryce Hatch approached a mob of people while waiting for his turn Monday to grill Superintendent Brian Benzel about school budget cuts. “I wouldn’t want that guy’s job,” Hatch …

• Lawyers Argue For Line-Item Veto

  February 21, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A3 The Clinton administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to quickly overturn a federal judge’s ruling and clear the way for continued use of the president’s line-item veto power. Justice …

• Lawmakers Rush To Make Their Spending Deadline Sticky Issues Such As Congressional Pay Raise And Arts Funding Survive The Onslaught

  October 1, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A4 From federal funding for the arts to a $3,000 bump in their own paychecks, lawmakers picked their way through numerous contentious items Tuesday as they labored on overdue spending bills …

• Republicans Ready To Take Negotiated Tax Bill To Clinton President Has Vowed To Veto House Version Of Capital Gains And Child Tax Credit Provisions

  July 23, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A9 House and Senate Republicans said Tuesday night that they had resolved nearly all the differences between their respective tax bills and that they would present a united front in trying …

• Senate Bucks House, Boosts Nea Funding

  July 19, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A3 A Senate panel agreed Friday to increase spending for the National Endowment for the Arts instead of cutting off support as the House voted to do last week. “There was …

• Disabled Children’s Families Will Get Less Aid Reductions Coming In Both Federal, State Programs

  June 17, 1997 in City on Page B3 Hundreds of Washington state families caring for developmentally disabled children at home are facing cuts in government aid that helped make home care possible. Over the next eight months, state …

• County Sings A New Tune On Symphony Commissioners Vote To Restore $17,000 Gift

  March 19, 1997 in City on Page B1 The band will play on. In a reversal of an earlier decision, Spokane County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to give the Spokane Symphony $17,000 from a pot of money reserved …

• County Commissioners To Vote On $1 Million For Repair Of Pools

  November 16, 1996 in Washington Voices on Page V7 Spokane County’s four swimming pools are lined up for $1 million worth of repairs next year. County commissioners will vote on the $966,000 expenditure next month when they decide on …

• Negotiations On Funding Bill Slow To Crawl

  September 28, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 White House and congressional bargainers wearily sought a handshake agreement Friday on a big bill that would fund dozens of agencies when the new fiscal year begins Tuesday. But disputes …

• City Council Approves North Side Street Paving Projects

  September 26, 1996 in Washington Voices on Page N8 Streets and alleys all over Spokane’s North Side are getting a face lift. The City Council on Monday approved plans for nine repaving projects, many of them paid for by …

• Public Defender Gets More Money But Commissioners Only Offer $100,000 To Help Busy Office Finish Year Of Costly Cases

  September 20, 1996 in City on Page B1 Spokane County commissioners agreed Thursday to give the public defender less than half the money he says he needs to finish the year. Public Defender Don Westerman requested $265,000 and …

• UI Competing With Agencies For State Money Health Care, Prisons Take Share Of Funding, Not Other Colleges, Says New President

  September 1, 1996 in Idaho on Page B2 The University of Idaho is competing for state funding with prisons, highways and health care, new UI President Robert Hoover says, not the other state college and universities. Hoover spoke …

• County Ups Funding For Sewer Work

  August 22, 1996 in Washington Voices on Page V2 A goof in calculating the cost of a Spokane Valley sewer project has resulted in an increased subsidy to the involved homeowners. The Spokane County commissioners Tuesday voted to increase …

• Housing Market Cause For New, Remodeled Schools

  July 25, 1996 in Washington Voices on Page N7 Rapid growth in north Spokane is spurring a spate of school construction. The five largest school districts in north Spokane County are planning to build or remodel buildings to keep …

• Deadbeat U.S. Leaves U.N. Strapped For Cash

  July 25, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 A failure by the United States to pay the United Nations a promised $80 million in back dues means that the world body will run out of money this month …

• Murder Cases Pinch County Funds State Public Defender System Suggested By Rathdrum Senator

  July 22, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A5 Idaho’s counties need help from the state to deal with the thousands of dollars needed to prosecute capital crimes, the Idaho Association of Counties says. The cost of criminal defense …

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