MOSCOW, Idaho – John Roberts isn’t too concerned that more people can name the judges on “American Idol” than can name him or the other members of the U.S. Supreme Court. “It’s nice to be not always recognizable,” the chief justice of the United States…
Asking for voters for more money in a recession is a difficult task. The government entities that made that request last week probably didn’t know how bad the economy was going to look by election day, so most of them had to be at least…
The City of Spokane will replace the signs it attached last month to meters in the new downtown Entertainment Parking District in an attempt clear up confusion over who can park there, and for how long.
Although it's too early to declare the Spokane School District's bond issue a winner, it is clear that it did considerably better than the City of Spokane's bond issue.It pulled more votes out of almost every city precinct that the two proposals shared. Sometimes lots…
Sen. Patty Murray wants the nation's new energy czar to come West for a visit.A visit to the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, that is. At a budget hearing Wednesday, Murray, D-Wash., extended the invite to Energy Secretary Steven Chu to stop by Hanford and the Pacific…
The National Journal has developed a great resource for figuring out where your congressional delegation stands on on the political spectrum, an interactive graphic that combines the scores of several rating groups, then ranks the honorables with their photos.Rating systems aren't new, of course, but…
The Spokane School District bond issue received strong support all over the city. Even in parts of the city where it didn't receive the required super majority, voters in many precincts gave it a simple majority.Note that some of the strongest support comes in areas…
Spokane School District officials can probably rest easy tonight. Their $288 million bond issue has a comfortable lead, and seems headed for passage.News for the City of Spokane's Police Department and animal control plans is not so good. The $18.5 million "Police and Pets" bond…
From TalkingPointsMemo, the day synopsized.
It would appear the White House does not have anyone who speaks colloquial Russian. Should that be a cause for concern, when the phone rings at 3 a.m.?
The first ballot counts won't be available until shortly after 8 p.m. tonight, but one thing is certain with the Spokane city and District 81 bond issue proposals.They will validate, if they get enough yes votes.Ballot return figures from the Spokane County Elections Office shows…
A former Spokane mayor and other critics of the River Park Square project are opposing the nomination of a local lawyer to be the next U.S. attorney for Eastern Washington because of his involvement in the mall renovation some 10 years ago. Former Mayor John…
Voters in nine Spokane area school districts and the city of Spokane have tax measures they are being asked to cast ballots on by Tuesday evening. Most Spokane city voters have four measures on their ballot. The Spokane School District, which covers much of the…
Saturday Night Live had better than normal politcal satire this weekend. Of course, they've got lots to work with. They took shots at Republicans and Democrats such as:The Michael Steele - Rush Limbaugh flap:Timothy Geithner trying to get a handle on the economy:.
Let me get this straight. The Spokane Transit Authority wants benches at its bus stops. A company that sells advertising has benches at many of those bus stops, where it rents the bench backs as signs for its ad customers. The city doesn’t like signs…
Although there was a lot going on in national politics -- economic stimulus money pumping out to the states, an omnibus spending bill that crashed and burned in Congress, new rules on bankruptcy -- the national political media had one mantra last week.All Rush, all…
More than $1.5 million in federal money is being offered to law enforcement agencies in Spokane and Kootenai counties for new equipment, training or personnel. The money, part of the economic stimulus package, was added to an existing program known as the Edward Byrne Justice…
U.S. Interior Secretary Kenneth Salazar is taking the gray wolf off the endangered species list in Idaho and other Western states.Wolves have recovered and don't need ESA protection, Salazar said. Management plans are being turned over to the states everywhere but in Wyoming, where the…
You may or may not have missed much. Here's the TalkingPointsMemo synopsis. Judge for yourself.
During the Senate's hearing Wednesday over the AIG bailout, Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., asked Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to explain "where did the money go?" The exchange below is interesting, but not terribly illuminating.
Jon Stewart on the Daily Show points out a few bad calls by CNBC, after Rick Santelli's outburst against "loser" homeowners.The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10cCNBC Gives Financial AdviceDaily Show Full EpisodesImportant Things With Demetri MartinPolitical HumorJoke of the Day…
The people supporting the ballot measures for the Spokane School District seem to be intent on proving that the community needs to be spending more money on education. It seems they would not last long on that FOX-TV game show, "Are You Smarter Than a…
So it would seem from TalkingPointsMemo's quick look at the day.
The White House and Washington state's two Democratic senators were very happy to announce this week that a small piece of the stimulus package was headed to Spokane for a new medical clinic.Community Health Association of Spokane was awarded a $1.3 million grant Monday from…
After the weekend's Conservative Political Action Committee meeting, the biggest talking point revolves around Rush Limbaugh and his role as the "leader" of the Republican Party.Go inside the blog to view some of the videos that are fueling the debate.
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