Mon., April 11, 2016
City Council President Ben Stuckart said in response to Monday's story there's no desire among the majority of city officials to more strictly regulate marijuana sales downtown.
Sun., April 10, 2016
Effort to change offensive names of Washington places.
Sat., April 9, 2016
Fans of Washington’s public charter schools had reason to celebrate in the last week after the Legislature’s plan to keep them afloat with lottery money became law. Opponents probably didn’t celebrate, but likely nodded in agreement, when some of their members announced a few days later they'd challenge that law.
Thu., April 7, 2016
It's tulip season in the Puget Sound.
Wed., April 6, 2016
OLYMPIA – When a legislative session ends, a pile of bills wind up on a governor’s desk to become law or be vetoed, but an even bigger pile were introduced and never made it that far.
Tue., April 5, 2016
Washington employees were banned from most government-related travel to Mississippi.
Sat., April 2, 2016
Among the beneficiaries of Washington’s current divided Legislature and the animus that bloomed during its rush to close up shop last week are people with the dangerous habit of drinking too much then getting behind the wheel of a car.
Fri., April 1, 2016
Washington supporters of Bernie Sanders are taking to social media to demand the state’s superdelegates back him after his overwhelming victory in the precinct caucuses Saturday. Those who don’t should face retribution in their own coming elections, some commenters say.
Tue., March 29, 2016
The Legislature adjourned sine die after 80 days, much of it spent trying to settle on a supplemental budget. Lawmakers passed that budget Tuesday and left for home a few hours later.
Tue., March 29, 2016
Moving quickly at the end of a long day of debates and meetings, the House overrode all 27 vetoes issued by Gov. Jay Inslee as a way to speed up budget negotiations.
Tue., March 29, 2016
The Legislature is expected to adjourn for the year sometime Tuesday night (or maybe early Wednesday morning). But there's a lot of down time on the last day.
Tue., March 29, 2016
OLYMPIA – Washington lawmakers gave final approval Tuesday to a compromise budget that makes incremental changes to programs that could ease problems in mental health, a teacher shortage and homelessness.
Tue., March 29, 2016
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.
Mon., March 28, 2016
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.
Mon., March 28, 2016
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.
Mon., March 28, 2016
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.
Sun., March 27, 2016
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.
Sat., March 26, 2016
Bernie Sanders won big in the Washington state precinct caucuses.
Fri., March 25, 2016
Gov. Jay Inslee signs supplemental transportation bill, still waiting on operating budget.
Wed., March 23, 2016
A Senate committee demanded records that include e-mails, appointments and travel schedules for the former head of the Corrections Department.
Wed., March 23, 2016
Deal on the state's supplemental budget unlikely this week.
Tue., March 22, 2016
Washington's electorate is whiter and richer than the nation as a whole. Idaho's is even whiter, but poorer.
Tue., March 22, 2016
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.
Mon., March 21, 2016
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.
Sat., March 19, 2016
Look. Up in the sky. It's a bird. It's a plane. It's . . . superdelegate.
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