Senators ask: Can't we spend more to fight wildfires?
Lands Commissioner Peter Goldmark urged to ask for more money to fight fires.
Lands Commissioner Peter Goldmark urged to ask for more money to fight fires.
Washington shouldn't accept Syrian refugees until the federal government convinces them it's safe, a group of Republican state lawmakers said.
Storm casualties and damage bring emergency declaration from Inslee.
Sen. Patty Murray asks Homeland Security to hold up on new rules for driver's licenses.
OLYMPIA -- The 2016 Legislature will have slightly more tax revenue than expected when they left last summer, but that won't be enough to cover the growth in state programs and new costs, like fighting this summer's wildfires.
Gov. Jay Inslee is confident federal screening of refugees will protect state.
Washington will accept Syrian refugees but Idaho wants a better vetting process before they come.
Allegations that Planned Parenthood might be selling fetal tissue or performing illegal "partial birth" abortions aren't true, Attorney General Bob Ferguson tells legislators.
A legislative panel takes up the questions around the legality of online fantasy sports betting on Friday.
A federal appeals court said holding primary elections by district and at-large general elections is unconstitutional. That’s the way Spokane and most other Washington counties pick their boards of commissioners.
Court explains why it didn't block I-1366 from the ballot, leaves open the question of whether it will survive a future challenge.
Today's website: Checking social media for signs of how the 2016 presidential candidates are doing on social media.
Fact-checking a presidential debate has become almost as big of a deal as the debate itself. We offer links inside the blog.
President Obama proudly announced his very own Facebook page today.
Spokane County Elections Office has counted most of the ballots from last Tuesday and the two close races are decided.
The 2015 election won’t set any records, but it may have provided us with a few tactics which future campaigns might want to avoid.
Spokane County turnout hit 40 percent in Thursday evening's ballot count. We look at where it's strongest and lightest inside.
Senate Commerce and Labor Committee hearing on fantasy sports gambling set for Nov. 20.
As The Spokesman-Review reports this morning, the Jerrall Haynes has passed Rocky Treppiedi in the Spokane School Board race. We're mapping the shift.
For more than a generation, Spokane city politics divided mainly on geographic lines. Tuesday’s election suggests those lines may be disappearing and new coalitions are redrawing the electoral maps.
Karen Stratton built her lead over Evan Verduin in the heart of Spokane Council District 3.
Lori Kinnear has a lead of about 800 votes over LaVerne Biel in Spokane's City Council District 2 race.
Incumbent Councilman Mike Fagan received strong support from his base in Hillyard and other northern precincts to build his Election Night lead.
Longtime Spokane School Board member Rocky Treppiedi has a narrow lead over political newcomer Jerrall Haynes in the race for Position 3 on the board.
Spokane City Proposition 1, the Worker Bill of Rights, was swamped in the south and northwest precincts.
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