Emry Dinman

Spokane is going to be collecting slightly higher property taxes next year after all, after the City Council voted 6-1 Monday to override a mayoral veto.

One of the few Spokane city streets with a 45 mile per hour speed limit may soon become a bit slower.

Serious delays have plagued a few of Spokane’s road projects, including the Thor-Freya reconstruction project, the largest and most complex of the year, frustrating commuters, business owners and officials.

An attorney representing Jewels Helping Hands is vowing to ask a federal judge to intervene after Spokane County Sheriff helicopters surveilled Camp Hope three nights in a row last week, including with infrared imaging, which they say appears to be in violation of state law.

Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward issued a veto on Friday in opposition to the 1% property tax increase that was bundled with the rest of the 2023 property tax levy and approved by the City Council on Nov. 14.

The Spokane City Council is mulling a cap on the commission that delivery platforms can charge restaurants, limiting the fee to 15% of the purchase price unless the restaurant agrees to pay more for additional services such as advertising.