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Woodward faces condemnation after appearing on stage with Matt Shea at Christian nationalist event
Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward is facing calls for her resignation after she appeared on stage Sunday night and received a blessing and endorsement from former state Rep. Matt Shea, a controversial figure and religious extremist.
Sheriff Nowels advocates for new jail as voters prepare for $1.7 billion sales tax proposal on November ballot
Spokane County residents this November will vote on a 0.2% sales tax proposal that would raise an estimated $1.7 billion over the next 30 years. The tax would pay for two new detention facilities as well as other undefined investments in public safety, criminal justice and behavioral health.
‘Shadow government’ or just government? Woodward latest mayor to criticize size of City Council office
Amid a looming budget crunch and continued tensions between Spokane’s executive and legislative branches, the size of the City Council office is under growing scrutiny from Mayor Nadine Woodward and some running for Council.
‘Never underestimate the power of coming together’: Unity in the Community brings different cultures together in Riverfront Park for 29th year
First founded in 1994, Unity in the Community began as an outgrowth of African Methodist Episcopal Church but soon grew to encompass all types of diversity found in Spokane.
Process to review offensive landmarks, street names in Spokane vetoed by Woodward
A recently created process to review potentially offensive landmarks and street names found on city property, spurred by concerns over the downtown statue of Ensign John Monaghan, has been vetoed by Mayor Nadine Woodward, who argued the City Council empowered the wrong citizen commission to oversee the process.
Division over Division Street: New video from Larry Stone sounds alarm that some call ‘absurd’
Developer Larry Stone’s newest “film to help Spokane,” released earlier this week, opens to melancholic piano music and a junkyard filled with broken cars, followed by two sedans pressed by a hydraulic crusher .
A year after Spokane relaxed its rules to allow more duplexes, the city is looking to go further
Facing a housing crisis, Spokane launched a one-year pilot program last summer to encourage the construction of more homes on any given lot, even in areas that once only allowed single-family homes.
Spin Control: Spokane mayor’s race is hard to predict based on primary data, but one can try
Primary results are interesting, but predicting the general election outcome from them is among the riskiest things a political writer can do.
Homeless advocates file lawsuit to pull anti-camping initiative from November ballot in Spokane
Attorneys on Wednesday filed a lawsuit in Spokane County Superior Court against Brian Hansen, the lawyer leading an effort to ban camping within 1,000 feet of schools, daycares, parks and playgrounds.
Investigation says top city administrator violated sexual harassment rules; Perkins says mayor OKed him dating staffer
Former Spokane City Administrator Johnnie Perkins resigned last month in the midst of a sexual misconduct investigation.
Conservative third-place Spokane mayoral candidate Tim Archer says he’s unlikely to endorse Woodward or Brown
The third-place finisher in Tuesday’s primary for Spokane mayor, Tim Archer, said he has no plans to endorse either candidate in the November election – creating an obstacle for incumbent Nadine Woodward to coalesce Spokane’s conservative vote in a race shaping up to be hard fought and close.
Lisa Brown and Nadine Woodward come out on top in Spokane mayoral primary
Spokane’s choice for mayor in November will be between two high-profile and well-funded women.
Candidates for local office scramble as Aug. 1 election looms
Ballots are due Tuesday for the August primary, in which Spokane voters will select the two candidates that will compete for the mayor’s office, positions on the City Council and the Spokane Public School board of directors.
Spokane mayoral candidates debate homelessness
Nadine Woodward, Lisa Brown, Tim Archer and Kelly Stevens took to the stage Wednesday in a TV debate hosted by KHQ at the downtown library.
Spokane City Attorney confirmed, ending fight over interim status
Spokane City Attorney Lynden Smithson is interim no more.
Spokane politicians reach out to youth who can vote in primary, including some 17-year-olds
Youth in Spokane County are preparing to vote in the August primary election, some for the first time.
Big money in Spokane races already breaking campaign records
With more than a week to go before the August primary election, fundraising records already are being broken in Spokane races.
Over the dinner table, Kiantha Duncan works to see the person behind the politician
The personal is political, but politics can often be quite impersonal. Between rehearsed speeches, well-polled talking points and a fear of being a bit too human – think Howard Dean’s infamous scream on the 2004 campaign trail – it can often be difficult to see the person behind the politician.
Inslee, Woodward and others celebrate launch of City Line, Spokane’s first rapid bus route
Gov. Jay Inslee and Mayor Nadine Woodward gathered on the Gonzaga University campus Tuesday with local, state and federal officials to celebrate the launch of the all-electric City Line, Spokane’s first rapid transit bus route.
Woodward addresses sexual misconduct complaints against former city administrator
Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward on Friday addressed the sudden resignation of former City Administrator Johnnie Perkins and the as-of-yet unspecified allegations of sexual misconduct raised against him by city staff.