GOP presidential debate: What's fact, what's fiction?
The claims were fast and furious when 11 candidates debated Wednesday night. Today, fact-checkers are pouring over their statements. We have some links.
The claims were fast and furious when 11 candidates debated Wednesday night. Today, fact-checkers are pouring over their statements. We have some links.
Want a breakdown of the Washington pot sales described in this morning's story. We've got detailed maps inside.
To go with this morning's marijuana sales story, we have a map of all businesses in Spokane County.
For the first time ever, the Washington GOP will award all presidential delegates based on the results of the state's presidential primary. But it will still hold caucuses.
Laurie Dolan, a former Spokane teacher and school official who ran twice for the 6th District Senate seat, will run for an open House seat in Olympia.
Lack of response never keeps the Democratic Party from asking for money.
Envision Spokane and a coalition of business and government interests will make their cases before the Washington Supreme Court on Nov. 10.
OLYMPIA -- U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Dan Newhouse decline to fire back at Gov. Inslee over climate, Ex-Im Bank.
OLYMPIA -- Eastern Washington's Republican members of Congress should stop being "climate deniers" and turn their efforts reauthorizing the Ex-Im Bank, Gov. Jay Inslee said today.
Margaret Hurley, the grande dame of North Spokane’s 3rd Legislative District who battled tax increases and the North-South Freeway during more than three decades in office, died recently, just 12 days shy of her 106th birthday.
Per capita sales make a nice headline or tweet, but there's more going on in that study that's hit the Web in a big way this week.
Last week’s column about the error rate of the state system that scans license plates and generates bills for people using toll roads and bridges had an error of its own.
Also planning a campaign for 2016 is state Sen. Pam Roach, who announced last week she’ll run for a seat opening up on the Pierce County council.
Labor Day weekend is the point in the calendar when average folks start paying attention to this year’s elections. It’s also the point when political junkies start getting serious about next year’s elections.
Republican Matt Shea and Democrat Bob Hasegawa offered ideas - including using precious metals as currency - on how to avoid what they saw as a rapidly approaching economic crisis at a event hosted by Spokane County Treasurer Rob Chase on Wednesday.
The city of Spokane will give away 1,000 trees as part of an effort to reduce stormwater runoff. Want one? Details, links inside.
The Washington state Supreme Court will hear a case about 2013's Community Bill of Rights initiative, which was blocked from the ballot that year by a Superior Court judge.
For the second day in a row, Shar Lichty has released a scathing comment against Spokane Mayor David Condon, who she is challenging in November's election. Yesterday, she took Condon to task on the issue of police oversight. Today, it's about his budget proposal.
OLYMPIA – Teacher strikers are not legal under Washington law. That doesn’t stop them from happening, although it sometimes stops them from continuing.
Former State GOP Chairman Chris Vance may run for the U.S. Senate next year against Patty Murray, the Seattle Times is reporting.
Mayoral candidate Shar Lichty is taking aim at Mayor David Condon for what she says is a failure to provide independent police oversight in Spokane.
If you got roped into buying expensive sets of Pimsleur Approach CDs through an Internet scheme, you might be entitled to a refund.
Rep. Ross Hunter, the House Democrats' chief budget writer, will leave the Legislature to become director of the Department of Early Learning.
The state's GoodToGo! system doesn't seem so good when you get a bill for a toll on a road or bridge you didn't use.
Former state Rep. Duane Sommers remembered as a pragmatic, congenial legislator.
The Spokesman-Review's political team keeps a critical eye on local, state and national politics.
Dec. 2015 | Nov. 2015 | Oct. 2015 | Sept. 2015 |
Aug. 2015 | July 2015 | June 2015 | May 2015 |
April 2015 | March 2015 | Feb. 2015 | Jan. 2015 |