Government

Spokane Valley is a city of patriotism, growth and grant-funded projects galore.

Some words are frightening to local elected leaders.

WASHINGTON – Northwest Republicans on Wednesday helped the House of Representatives approve $95 billion in new spending on the Iran war, aid for farmers and grants to encourage states to adopt voting restrictions, despite the GOP lawmakers expressing concerns about the measure adding to the national debt.

OLYMPIA – The year 2026 is one of transition for the Washingtonstate Supreme Court.

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration plans to submit to Congress a pact with Saudi Arabia to share nuclear power technology that does not include safeguards the U.S. has long said would stop materials being used in nuclear weapons programs, two sources told Reuters.

BOISE – Idaho state fire officials have spent more than $20 million fighting wildfires so far this year, and conditions are expected to worsen as the fire season continues.

OLYMPIA – Online prediction betting market Kalshi faces an uncertain future in Washington after a King County Superior Court Judge found that it likely violates state gambling laws.

Voters will not be asked to approve a sales tax this November to overhaul the regional criminal justice system.

WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asked a Senate panel on Tuesday for more than $87 billion for costs related to the war with Iran, but a senator from Washington state with power over federal spending signaled that Democrats won’t support the Trump administration’s request for additional money.

​WASHINGTON — A fight over an embattled drug discount program is intensifying on Capitol Hill, as lawmakers weigh competing proposals to reshape the program amid escalating tensions between hospitals and drugmakers. Lawmakers in both chambers have rolled out, or are planning to soon introduce, fresh proposals to alter the 340B program, which requires drug manufacturers sell deeply discounted ...

Nearly 6,000 Spokane County voters were sent ballots missing tax measures in the Aug. 4 primary.

A pair of Spokane County commissioners are looking to ease concerns that a data center with heavy electricity needs will settle in the region without community scrutiny.

WASHINGTON – Democratic Party leaders in Idaho’s most populous county think they have their best chance in decades to oust an incumbent Republican senator. They just aren’t sure a Democrat is the one to do it.

Elections aren’t always decided by who has the most money, but it certainly helps.

OLYMPIA – Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs has again defended the integrity of the state’s electoral system following a primetime address by President Donald Trump during which he reiterated unsubstantiated claims of widespread voter fraud.

The Spokane Public Library is requesting an additional $2.3 million for its annual budget from the city of Spokane.

The mayor of Yakima appears to have a strong opinion about who should be the next auditor of Spokane County – a job with the primary responsibility of overseeing local elections.