Councilman Mike Fagan was within his rights to call Gov. Jay Inslee “a lying whore,” the Spokane Ethics Committee ruled on Wednesday. The committee voted unanimously that the slur, which was part of a letter signed by Fagan and two others, didn’t violate city ethics…
Sen. Andy Hill describes the budget proposal with Sen. Jim Hargrove waiting nearby in the State Reception Room. OLYMPIA -- Leaders of a Senate committee released a $32.5 billion operating budget that spends more on education, less on programs for the poor and doesn't raise…
OLYMPIA -- The Senate Transportation Committee released an $8.7 billion spending proposal for the state's highways, bridges, ferries and state patrol Wednesday, but said its bipartisan leaders said they have no plans right now for any possible tax increases for new projects. While acknowledging there…
Lilac Queen Brett Rountree addresses the state Senate. OLYMPIA -- The Senate and House took a not too controversial stance this morning, passing resolutions in support of the Spokane Lilac Festival and it's 75-year anniversary. With Lilac Queen Brett Rountree of Central Valley High School…
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