Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Spokane council will discuss initiatives plan

  April 14, 2012 in City on Page B1 A resident’s right to bypass the Spokane City Council to craft city laws could be revamped on Monday. Along with a host of minor changes that have general acceptance, two … 4

• Incumbents slide, try to explain shift

  November 10, 2011 in City on Page A1 Many of those elected Tuesday to serve in Spokane City Hall were the most outspoken ahead of the election that Proposition 1 would doom the economy. But the same electorate … 19

• Many candidates, issues familiar from past ballots

  November 6, 2011 in City on Page A1 Washington voters checking their ballots this weekend for the first time may feel a sense of déjà vu. They voted last year on proposals to get the state out of … 59

• Scaled-back Bill of Rights still packs in issues

  October 17, 2011 in City on Page A1 Much is different and much is the same in Envision Spokane’s second attempt to get voters to approve a version of its Community Bill of Rights. Its proposal on the … 12

• Editorial: Council fair in deciding not to add ballot items

  August 17, 2011 in Opinion on Page A13 The Spokane City Council made an equitable decision in deciding Monday night to forgo adding two ballot questions that relate to Envision Spokane’s proposal to enshrine a Community Bill of … 6

• City won’t add two ballot questions

  August 16, 2011 in City on Page A6 Voters will have to make a decision on a proposed citizens initiative without the observations of elected city leaders on the same ballot. The Spokane City Council on Monday rejected … 11

• Councilwoman wants Prop 1 advisories on November ballot

  August 13, 2011 in City on Page A5 Spokane voters could get a hint from the Spokane City Council when deciding the fate of a citizens initiative on the November ballot. The City Council will consider on Monday … 3

• Spin Control: Bill of Rights back, and fight awaits

  August 7, 2011 in City on Page B3 Conspicuous by their absence last Monday were leaders of Greater Spokane Incorporated, when the City Council voted to place the latest version of a Community Bill of Rights before voters. …

• ‘Bill of Rights’ to be on ballot

  August 2, 2011 in City on Page A6 Spokane voters will be asked again this fall whether they want to add a “Community Bill of Rights” to the City Charter. The Spokane City Council voted unanimously to place …

• ‘Community Bill of Rights’ group launches new proposal

  March 17, 2011 in City on Page A8 A group that sponsored a ballot proposal that was thoroughly rejected by Spokane voters in 2009 says it hopes to offer voters a shorter list of requests this year. Gone … 7

• Shadle Park teacher to return

    September 23, 2010 in City on Page A5 A Shadle Park High School teacher put on leave for handing out the lyrics of a rap song with off-color language will return to the classroom on Monday. But Brad … 10

• Teacher passed out lyrics containing profanity

  September 10, 2010 in City on Page A5 Off-color language, not an indictment of the educational system contained in a hip-hop song, was the reason a Shadle Park High School teacher was placed on leave after he distributed … 2

• Prop 4 goals laudable, but undermined by vagaries

  October 18, 2009 in Opinion on Page B8 Focus on just one provision of Envision Spokane’s Community Bill of Rights and you get an idea of the problem with the whole thing: Residents have the right to affordable … 1

• Prop 4 supporters, opponents make cases

    October 11, 2009 in City on Page A1 Proposition 4 is the most debated and argued, hated and loved, vilified and oversimplified question on November’s ballot. Supporters say the Community Bill of Rights – Proposition 4 on ballots … 5

• Proposition 4: Give control of city back to the people

  October 11, 2009 in Opinion on Page B9 At first glance, Spokane seems far removed from the constitutional conventions of the 1700s. However, the campaign over Proposition 4 – a citizen initiative to place a Community Bill of … 3

• Outcome of Prop 4 debate reflects setting

  October 11, 2009 in City on Page B2 Anyone laboring under the misconception that political debates take place on neutral turf would have been disabused of such foolishness Friday at a Proposition 4 debate. Three members of Envision …

• Proposition 4: Pipe dream discourages investment, invites lawsuits

  October 11, 2009 in Opinion on Page B9 Proposition Four is bad for Spokane. It is a wish list of things that would be great to have: low-cost housing, affordable health care, a super-clean river and good wages. … 1

• Opponents’ fundraising exceeds that of bill of rights supporters

  August 11, 2009 in City on Page A5 The fight over a proposed Spokane city charter amendment may dwarf the campaign spending of candidates who will share the November general election with the ballot issue. Opponents of a … 1

• Council’s tactic inspires skepticism, not democracy

  August 9, 2009 in City on Page B3 Whether they realize it or not, the Spokane City Council is asking to cook the books on the Community Bill of Rights charter amendment and skew the results of the … 1

• Doug Clark: Under proposed ‘bill of rights,’ envision beautiful bedlam

  July 30, 2009 in City on Page A5 The question- and-answer format is being used more and more here at the ol’ S-R (“Shrinking- Review”) as a way to replace that outmoded, space- and-time- consuming process of actual … 1

• Council sends ‘bill of rights’ to vote

  July 28, 2009 in City on Page A5 Spokane City Council members Monday spoke loudly against a proposed initiative that would create nine rights the city would be required to enforce. But their dislike of Envision Spokane’s “Community … 3

• Envision Spokane says ‘smear campaign’ already in works

  July 26, 2009 in City on Page B2 The Spokane City Council has a hearing Monday night on putting the Community Bill of Rights on the November ballot. No one who fancies him- or herself an astute political … 4

• Charter change has enough signatures

  July 16, 2009 in News Petitions for a proposed Community Bill of Rights had enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot in the City of Spokane. 3

• Petition proposes big changes to charter

  April 7, 2009 in City on Page A5 A coalition of neighborhood activists, union members and environmental groups has begun gathering signatures to put a wide-ranging change to the Spokane City Charter on the November ballot. But some … 5