Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• City: Casino not a tax drain

  May 17, 2013 in Business on Page A7 A Spokane County study claiming significant negative tax impacts from a proposed Spokane Tribe casino on the West Plains is drawing criticism from the city in which the casino would … 53

• Casino opponents blast Spokane Tribe-funded study released last week

  May 8, 2013 in City Critics of the Spokane Tribe’s proposed casino and resort at Airway Heights took issue Wednesday with the findings of a consultant’s study that claimed the project poses no threat to … 53

• McMorris Rodgers opposes casino

  May 8, 2013 in City on Page A1 A request to build a casino, resort and retail development on the West Plains should be denied as “clear encroachment” on the nearby Air Force base, U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris … 124

• Spokane Tribe’s casino study rejects Fairchild conflict

  May 3, 2013 in Business on Page A1 A private study commissioned by the Spokane Tribe concludes that a proposed casino and resort in Airway Heights creates no disruptions or threats to training flights at nearby Fairchild Air … 66

• Fairchild’s casino silence baffling and frustrating

  April 12, 2013 in City on Page A5 Why all the whispering, Fairchild? If the Spokane Tribe’s proposed casino is a threat to the base – which is, in turn, a threat to the local economy – why … 56

• Fairchild said to have concerns about proposed casino

  April 8, 2013 in City on Page A1 Officially, Fairchild Air Force Base is neutral on the casino and resort the Spokane Tribe wants to build on the West Plains. Unofficially, it’s putting up red flags about the … 110

• Requests granted; casino decision pushed back to May

  March 2, 2013 in City on Page B1 A federal decision on the proposed tribal casino on the West Plains will be delayed until at least May 1. The U.S. Department of Interior has granted several requests for …

• Spokane Tribe won’t oppose requested delay on casino

  February 27, 2013 in City on Page A1 U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers seems “misinformed” in her recent request to delay a government recommendation on the proposed Spokane tribal casino on the West Plains, the tribal chairman told … 27

• McMorris Rodgers seeks delay on proposed casino

  February 22, 2013 in City on Page A1 The federal government should delay its decision on a proposed tribal casino on the West Plains an extra 45 days to allow Spokane County to voice its objections, U.S. Rep. … 36

• Inslee guarded on tribe casino

  February 7, 2013 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee wouldn’t say Wednesday which way he’s leaning on the Spokane Tribe’s proposed casino on the West Plains. Inslee has the final ability to block the … 19

• County files casino plan objection

  January 30, 2013 in City on Page A5 Spokane County Commissioners registered their formal objection Tuesday to a plan by the Spokane Tribe to build a casino on land in Airway Heights. The action comes after the commissioners … 45

• County commissioners preparing casino comments

  January 25, 2013 in City Spokane County Commissioners today voted to terminate a 2010 agreement with Airway Heights that prevented commissioners from commenting about a proposed casino by the Spokane Tribe on U.S. Highway 2. 14

• Guest opinion: Allow tribe’s STEP project a fair chance

  September 30, 2012 in Opinion on Page B9 It is sad that arguably the largest privately funded economic development project to come to Spokane in decades has been turned into a political football by those who appear to … 14

• Tribes expand casino reach

  July 15, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – After buying a new chunk of land 50 miles north of San Francisco, the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria just broke ground on a new, Las Vegas-style casino. … 57

• Public notice on casino at issue

  March 17, 2012 in City on Page A5 The Spokane City Council on Monday will consider rushing its normal voting procedure to oppose the proposed Spokane Tribe of Indians casino on the West Plains. Councilman Mike Fagan is … 5

• Protect air base, leaders plead

  March 16, 2012 in City on Page A1 Spokane business leaders on Thursday asked for help in stopping a proposed Spokane Tribe casino and hotel resort near Fairchild Air Force Base. They said the site on the north … 56

• Casino, base may be compatible

  March 3, 2012 in City on Page A5 The development of a second tribal casino complex on the West Plains wouldn’t necessarily encroach on nearby Fairchild Air Force Base, a draft environmental impact statement concludes. The draft EIS … 27

• Contract requires county silence on proposed Spokane Tribe casino

  October 28, 2011 in City on Page A5 County commissioners couldn’t say a word this week when business leaders appealed for help in defending Fairchild Air Force Base. They were gagged by an agreement to remain silent in … 12

• Editorial: New casino not worth gambling on Fairchild

  February 5, 2011 in Opinion on Page B4 Only Oklahoma and California have more Indian casinos than Washington’s 28. If the Cowlitz and Spokane tribes get their way, it will be 30, and if the trend they represent … 13

• Coeur d’Alene Tribe gives $1.8 million to schools

  July 15, 2009 in Idaho, News Two colleges, 15 school districts and a drug-addiction program received donations totaling $1.8 million from the Coeur d’Alene Tribe this week in an annual distribution of a portion of its … 2

• CdA Tribe plans $75 million casino expansion

  June 12, 2009 in Business, City, Idaho The Coeur d’Alene Tribe plans a $75 million expansion of their casino resort nearly Worley, Idaho, over the next two years.

• Colvilles building temporary casino

  June 5, 2009 in City MANSON, WA — Mill Bay Casino will build a bigger, temporary $7.4 million casino with room for 500 slot machines, up from the 380 now available for gamblers. The building …

• Spokane Tribe calls ads for Rossi racist

  October 10, 2008 in City on Page A11 The Spokane Tribe is accusing supporters of GOP gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi of racism for TV commercials that they say suggest the tribe struck a “backroom deal” with the state …

• Reels are turning, but no one’s home

  April 15, 2007 in Features on Page D1 I have, against my will, accompanied various 80-year-old-plus companions to our local casino and seafood buffet emporiums. Each time, two thoughts have occurred to me. The first: At any given …