Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Region’s economy lagging, forecaster says

  May 12, 2012 in City on Page A6 The Spokane region remains in the grips of a stubborn recession even as the Seattle area and other leading cities across the country rev up economic activity and new jobs, … 2

• Washington state facing deeper cuts

  March 18, 2011 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – The gap between Washington’s projected state revenues and current expenses grew to about $5.1 billion for the coming biennium, prompting a call from Gov. Chris Gregoire for the … 40

• Final decision on state cuts, layoffs to come by Oct. 1

    September 17, 2010 in City on Page A1 State health care programs could shrink or disappear in the coming months, at least one state prison could close and college classes could be more crowded next semester as state … 8

• Tax hikes balancing budget in weak economy

    June 17, 2010 in City Washington’s economy is slowly getting better, but tax hikes are mainly keeping state budget out of the red through mid 2013. 4