The Spokane Ethics Commission on Wednesday dismissed complaints against two City Council members who were accused of improperly using city resources to promote their positions on propositions on the ballot in last month’s special election. Council President Ben Stuckart and Councilwoman Amber Waldref acknowledged that…
OLYMPIA -- The state should reduce its Supreme Court by four members to save money, Sen. Mike Baumgartner says. In a bill introduced today with two Republican colleagues, the Spokane legislator said the state could save as much as $2 million a year by reducing…
Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich asked the Legislature last month to change the laws to make it harder for cops who get fired for breaking the law to be reinstated by an arbitrator. Police organizations argued that the current systyem works just fined. A Senate…