OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee's budget proposal for the next two years will include a request for $1 billion or more in higher taxes along with some program cuts, a delay of some new school spending approved by voters and raises for state employees. Inslee…
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OLYMPIA -- Majority Republicans in the Senate named their committee leadership Tuesday. Here's the breakdown for Spokane-area legislators: Sen. Mike Padden of the Spokane Valley remains chairman of Law and Justice, and named vice chairman of Accountability and Reform, a new committee. Sen. Mike Baumgartner…
From this morning's paper: Clark Hager fought for the Spokane Valley to be its own city for years, losing many battles but eventually winning the war. Hager, 82, who died last month and will be remembered at a service Sunday, was a rock-ribbed conservative who…
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