Republican Steve Hailey of Mesa is resigning his 9th District House seat because cancer is leaving him unable to do the job.In a letter to Gov. Chris Gregoire late last week, Hailey wrote his "health is such that I cannot represent the interests of my…
A stand-room-only crowd selected new leaders for the Spokane County Republican Party on Saturday.Cindy Zapotocky was elected county chairwoman, and Dave Stevens vice chairman.Curt Fackler, outgoing chairman, said the crowd was bigger than expected, and bigger than the county commissioners meeting room, which he'd booked…
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