Local Government

Spokane Valley City Council members rejected a call to issue an apology or stronger condemnation of Councilwoman Jessica Yaeger, who declared herself a “proud Islamophobe” in a Facebook post last week.

Dozens of people called for Spokane Valley Councilwoman Jessica Yaeger’s resignation and want her to apologize for a controversial post she made on her personal Facebook last week.

As winter looms on the Lilac City’s horizon, so too does the question of what to do with Spokane’s homeless population.

The nation’s largest Muslim advocacy organization has condemned an Islamophobic statement posted by a Spokane Valley councilwoman this week on her personal Facebook page.

Spokane Valley Councilwoman Jessica Yaeger declared she is a “proud Islamophobe” on a post Thursday morning on her personal Facebook page.

Spokane County officials want to ensure local residents have food on the table this holiday season, and are challenging other local governments to join them in the effort.

The Spokane Valley City Council unanimously voted Tuesday not to raise property taxes in the city. Again.

With economic uncertainties abound, property owners may be relieved to learn Spokane County leaders won't collect more for county operations next year.

The price for ailing Spokane County residents to ride in an ambulance to the hospital has skyrocketed in the past five years.

Liberty Lake voters do not want their city funds spent building a new community center and library.

Spokane County leaders say they hope clean filtered water will flow from contaminated wells on the West Plains by next summer.

Spokane City Council voted Monday 6-1 in favor of upholding a modified version of Mayor Lisa Brown’s Oct. 29 emergency order to provide resources for the homeless and at -risk residents of the city.

Business leaders spoke out Monday night in opposition to a proposed 12% commercial parking tax under consideration by the Spokane City Council.

The progressive candidate for City Council in northeast Spokane eked out a win in an almost-final count posted Monday.

The Spokane County Democrats on Saturday selected a West Plains water commissioner as its next chair – the third person to lead the party in as many months amid interparty and legal conflicts.

While one Spokane City Council race remains a nail-biter, it’s safe to say local progressives have had one of their best showings in years, despite hundreds of thousands of dollars in opposition spending and polling that found residents were dissatisfied with how local government was handling homelessness and public safety.

After three decades presiding over a Miami-Dade County courtroom, a meteoric rise as a criminal justice advocate and international recognition from the late Pope Francis, Judge Steven Leifman has turned his focus on Spokane County.

Robed in two sweaters and a rain coat, Blain Blaire clutched two crumpled cigarettes for sale next to Shalom Ministries on Friday afternoon.