Gonzaga hosting Senate debate as one of 4 statewide matchups
U.S. Senate candidates debate in Spokane next month.
Spin Control archive for Sept. 2016
TUESDAY, SEPT. 20, 2016
SATURDAY, SEPT. 17, 2016
Trump birther announcement closes weird chapter
Did Donald Trump's statement that Barack Obama was born in the United States end the birther movement? One can hope.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 13, 2016
Yakima judge will hear Condon recall case today
Mayor David Condon is not expected to be in the courtroom Tuesday afternoon. Superior Court Judge Blaine Gibson, of Yakima County, is scheduled to decide if a recall petition from local Democratic organizer and accountant David Green can move forward to the signature-collecting phase.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 10, 2016
Sunday Spin: 2017 fight over school funding previewed in court hearing
Supreme Court hearing offered a preview of next year's legislative "session from hell."
THURSDAY, SEPT. 8, 2016
WA Supremes skeptical in latest school funding hearing
The Washington Supreme Court seemed skeptical Wednesday that lawmakers will come up with a plan that sends enough money to public schools to meet the constitutional duty they’ve arguably been shirking for decades.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 6, 2016
Finding a way to compare teacher pay, school funding tough, consultants say
OLYMPIA – Determining how much the state pays public school teachers is a complicated task, consultants told a special legislative panel Tuesday. But parents, school officials and even one student told the panel they've been waiting a long time.
NAACP leader calls for end to divisiveness in wake of Condon recall attempt, conflicts over law enforcement
“Words matter.” That’s the simple statement NAACP president Phillip Tyler wanted to convey at a Tuesday morning gathering of elected officials and community leaders.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 4, 2016
Sunday Spin 3: More states voting on legalized pot
Other states could be joining Washington on pot legalization.
Sunday Spin 2: By the numbers
How common is voter fraud? Folks who are good with numbers figure it out.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 3, 2016
Right to peaceably assemble doesn't guarantee clear message
Because this is the seat of state government, it is also a magnet for people eager to exercise their right to peaceably assemble to petition for redress of grievances, even in the summer when lawmakers are nowhere to be found and the bureaucracy is less populated than normal.
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