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 criticize tribe-funded study

  May 9, 2013 in City on Page A1 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 … 52

• 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 leader fined for poaching bison in Montana

  April 14, 2013 in City on Page B1 The vice chairman of the Spokane Tribe of Indians poached two bison north of Yellowstone National Park in February and lied about his identity to officers investigating the hunt, court … 216

• 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

• Levels of toxin focus of fight on wastewater

  March 26, 2013 in City on Page A7 OLYMPIA – Spokane County’s new wastewater treatment plant may be cleaning sewage so well that a key pollutant can’t be detected. But that doesn’t allay concerns the Sierra Club and …

• 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

• Acclaimed ‘ledger’ artist George Flett dies at 66

  January 31, 2013 in City Nationally known artist and Spokane tribal member George Flett died Wednesday afternoon, his daughter Regina Flett said today. He was 66. Flett had had diabetes since the early 1980s and … 1

• 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

• Commissioners ready to drop pact with Spokane Tribe over proposed casino

  January 25, 2013 in City on Page A5 Spokane County commissioners today are likely to terminate a 2010 agreement that prevented them from taking a stance on a proposed second tribal casino in Airway Heights. The action follows … 40

• French, Mielke ask to reverse casino deal

  November 2, 2012 in City on Page A7 Two Spokane County commissioners are asking the Bureau of Indian Affairs to overturn a 2010 contract that prevents the county from taking sides on the Spokane Tribe’s proposed casino in … 9

• 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

• County denied voice on casino

  August 29, 2012 in City, Region on Page A5 Airway Heights city officials have refused a request by Spokane County to unwind a 2010 agreement that prohibits county officials from taking sides on the Spokane Tribe’s proposed casino. The … 9

• Native Americans from across country gather at Julyamsh

  July 22, 2012 in City on Page B1 Two familiar faces from the small screen made an appearance this weekend alongside members of the Flathead, Nez Perce, Spokane, Navajo and other tribes at the 15th annual Julyamsh Powwow … 9

• 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

• Cheap trips promote knowledge of river

  June 3, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C10 Spokane’s Meet Me at the River summer trip program is gearing up for the fifth year, offering the public a convenient opportunity to connect with the entire length of the …

• Regional tribes included in federal settlement

  April 12, 2012 in City on Page A1 The federal government will pay more than $1 billion to settle a series of lawsuits brought by American Indian tribes over mismanagement of tribal money and trust lands, under a … 30

• Tribe puts Lake Roosevelt walleye on table - for dinner, debate

  March 25, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 “What’s the deal with the bounty the tribe is offering on walleye at Lake Roosevelt?” asked someone in the gathering of area schools at Davenport. The Spokane Tribe’s fish program … 5

• Landers: TV hunting host fined; Walleye bounty proposed - Oh my!

  March 22, 2012 in Outdoors, Sports on Page B1 Steelheading streams are off color and the wild turkey hunting season is still more than three weeks off. With a little breather in the action, let’s play the field today, … 2

• 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

• Panel will review police policies, procedures

  February 5, 2012 in City on Page A1 To understand why the Spokane Police Department’s use-of-force training is under a microscope, consider this disconnect: Although the state’s top police trainer concluded that the fatal 2006 confrontation with unarmed … 52

• Spokane Tribe lambastes critics of proposed casino

  November 17, 2011 in City on Page A5 The Spokane Tribe shot back Wednesday at critics of the casino it wants to build at Airway Heights. Mike Spencer, vice chairman of the tribal council, said he thinks most … 11

• 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

• Spokanes seek new Grand Coulee deal

  October 23, 2011 in City on Page B3 WASHINGTON – Nearly 70 years after completion of the Grand Coulee Dam, members of the Spokane Tribe argued before a Senate committee last week that they have a moral right …

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