As the coronavirus pandemic continues to cripple the economy, the number of people struggling to keep up with their utility bills is outpacing the community’s ability to help them.
Spokane City Council will still be doing business virtually to start 2021, but the new year will bring the return of an old pillar of its meetings – open forum.
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he may not sign the recently-approved bipartisan COVID-19 relief bill, potentially upending a deal that many of his fellow Republicans – including those representing the Inland Northwest – supported.
Local and state leaders welcomed a $900 billion federal COVID-19 relief package, but warned on Monday that more help will be necessary to recover from the pandemic in 2021.
Turning aside the advice of city officials, the Spokane City Council will force the Spokane Police Department to purchase four new electric patrol cars.
The Spokane City Council adopted a nearly $1 billion 2021 budget on Monday night that avoids steep cuts despite the economic turmoil brought on by the coronavirus.
Spokane County’s prosecutor has cautioned that an antiquated state law regulating militias is difficult to enforce – and now, the city of Spokane may circumvent him.
Spokane City Council President Breean Beggs is pushing the city to begin converting the Spokane Police Department fleet from gasoline to electric vehicles, but other city officials are warning he’s moving too fast, too soon.
The Spokane Public Library suspended its curbside pickup and computer access services at multiple branches due to what it described as a “confirmed or suspected” case of COVID-19.
Wary of taxing city residents during an economic calamity, Spokane City Council members are lobbying for a different way to fund affordable housing projects: taxing Spokane County residents.