Today, we reported that Spokane City Council members are getting a 44 percent pay increase - about $14,000 a year - thanks to a decision by the city's Salary Review Commission. Apparently, the phones started ringing at City Hall.
Candace Mumm will seek to be the first Democrat since John Roskelley in 2004 to represent the northern portion of Spokane County on the commission.
With a budget deal apparently in hand, the Senate is beginning to override Gov. Jay Inslee's vetoes of bills he nixed because the Legislature didn't pass a budget in the regular session.
Legislators are being briefed Monday on progress in budget negotiations over the weekend and Gov. Jay Inslee said it's enough that he won't be vetoing bills later this week.
OLYMPIA – Every four years about this time, folks come up with better ways to pick the people who will be the major parties’ nominee for president in the fall.
Gov. Jay Inslee signs supplemental transportation bill, still waiting on operating budget.
A Senate committee demanded records that include e-mails, appointments and travel schedules for the former head of the Corrections Department.
Deal on the state's supplemental budget unlikely this week.
Washington's electorate is whiter and richer than the nation as a whole. Idaho's is even whiter, but poorer.
President Bill Clinton said Monday during a speech at Spokane Falls Community College the last eight years had left "an awful legacy." But a look at his full speech indicates his ire was not directed entirely at President Barack Obama.
Our look-back at Spokane visits by presidents, presidential hopefuls and their spouses that ran last Saturday left a few out. We've updated it with a few more campaign stops that readers called to remind us of.
Look. Up in the sky. It's a bird. It's a plane. It's . . . superdelegate.
The ballot for the May 24 Presidential Primary is set, and 4 Republicans are on it.
Bernie Sanders coming to Spokane Sunday evening as part of Washington swing.
Following his long-standing tradition, President Barack Obama filled out the brackets for the NCAA basketball tournament. He picked Kansas to come out on top. See all the picks inside the blog.
Oregon Public Broadcasting has an in-depth look at the visit that Rep. Matt Shea and other legislators made to the armed occupation of the Malheur Federal Wildlife Refuge in early January.
But hurry. The forms are due Friday at 5 p.m.
A Department of Corrections official insisted an investigation into the computer mistakes that led to the early release of more than 3,000 inmates made him a scapegoat. But David Dunnington said he agreed with the conclusion that systemic failures led to continued delays of what should have been a top priority for the department.
Last year’s initiative that told legislators to pass a constitutional amendment or face a cut in the sales tax presents several thorny questions for the Washington Supreme Court. Tuesday they posed those questions to attorneys representing the people who want to save Initiative 1366, and those who want it thrown out.
People who feel they've been well served at a state marijuana store can now leave a tip.
March is cherry blossom time at the Capitol, which gives visitors something to admire even when nothing is going on inside the Legislative Building.
Little action to see as Special Session goes into its fifth day.
Lt. Brad Owen suggests some campaign slogans for Sen. Mike Baumgartner.
Spokane County Sheriff's deputies earned a median income of roughly $84,000 in 2015, according to data released from the Auditor's office.
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