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News >  WA Government

Answers to 12 Trivias of Christmas quiz

Sun., Dec. 23, 2018

Here are the answers to Spin Control’s annual 12 Trivias of Christmas quiz.

News >  WA Government

Spin Control: Can’t join in any reindeer games? Try 12 Trivias of Christmas

Sun., Dec. 23, 2018

To celebrate rather than castigate, Spin Control offers its annual 12 Trivias of Christmas, a tradition call for a seasonal halt to political wrangling.

News >  Spokane

Attorney for state Rep. Matt Shea counters PDC complaints over surplus funds

Sat., Dec. 22, 2018

Attorney for Rep. Matt Shea rebuts PDC complaints over his surplus campaign fund.

News >  Spokane

Spokane native and NFL star Steve Gleason recommended for Congressional Gold Medal

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 20, 2018

The House of Representatives gives unanimous approval to honoring Spokane native Steve Gleason with Congressional Gold Medal.

News >  Spokane

Manweller submits resignation

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 19, 2018

State Rep. Matt Manweller, R-Cle Elum, formally resigns his seat.

News >  Washington

Federal rule could jam state plan to buy up illegal bump stocks

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 19, 2018

Trump administration decision to outlaw all bump stocks complicates Washington plan to pay state owners to turn them in.

News >  Spokane

Shea donations from surplus campaign money prompt complaint

Sun., Dec. 16, 2018

State Rep. Matt Shea’s donations to certain charities from his surplus campaign fund generate a complaint to the state Public Disclosure Commission from a Democratic political watchdog.

News >  WA Government

Spin Control: Petition for Trump to stop I-1639 runs out of time

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 17, 2018

Petition for President Donald Trump to stop Initiative 1639 runs out of time.

News >  Business

Plan for public group to buy Avista has major obstacles

Sat., Dec. 15, 2018

Setting up a public entity to buy Avista may be unprecedented and definitely faces obstacles.

News >  WA Government

Inslee task force would study possible dam breaching to help salmon, orcas

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 14, 2018

A task force to study possible removal of the Snake River dams could generate outsized controversy in Gov. Jay Inslee’s budget.

News >  WA Government

Gov. Inslee proposes major spending boost, new capital gains tax

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 13, 2018

Gov. Jay Inslee will ask the Legislature for an extra $9.7 billion in spending in the state’s main budget over the next two years to pay for improvements to public schools and the mental health system, higher teacher and state worker salaries and environmental protections that would help save threatened salmon and Orcas.

News >  Washington

Farmers, state watching for signs export markets will reopen

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 10, 2018

Washington farmers watching closely for a truce in the tariff war that could reopen markets to China.

News >  WA Government

Spin Control: Task force sends Legislature its thoughts on open records

Sun., Dec. 9, 2018

Task force on legislative public records send off its recommendations. The question remains whether the 2019 Legislature use them as a springboard to more transparency.

News >  WA Government

Former lawmaker Lynn Schindler remembered for strong values

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 6, 2018

Former Valley legislator Lynn Schindler died this week.

News >  Spokane

Spokane’s ‘Bush elm’ had a difficult life

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 5, 2018

The answer to the question: What happened to the elm tree President George H.W. Bush and then-Speaker Tom Foley planted in Riverfront Park in 1989?

News >  Washington

Senate investigation of Fain rape allegation canceled

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 4, 2018

The planned investigation of a legislator accused of a 2007 rape during his re-election campaign was dropped Tuesday amid partisan recriminations.

News >  Spokane

Both sides of I-940 campaign to back changes next year

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 4, 2018

Backers and foes of a successful ballot measure with new standards on the use of lethal force by police said Monday they will work together to get improvements they both support through next year’s Legislature.

News >  Spokane

Lawmakers question safety conditions at exotic dance clubs

Tue., Dec. 4, 2018

Low number of complaints to the state about exotic dance clubs not telling the whole story, dancers tell House committee.

News >  WA Government

Ballots not cast can still sway elections

Sun., Dec. 2, 2018

Despite near-record turnout for the midterm, tens of thousands of Spokane County voters didn’t vote and that has implications for future elections.

News >  WA Government

Spin Control: Frank Chopp stepping down, but not away

Sun., Dec. 2, 2018

Frank Chopp, the state’s longest-serving speaker, talked to reporters about the upcoming session and beyond.

News >  Nation

Spokane was a stop for George H.W. Bush before, during and after his presidency

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 4, 2018

As a candidate, a president and a former president, George H.W. Bush made several stops in Spokane.

News >  WA Government

Washington saw most ballots ever cast in midterm election

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 30, 2018

Washington nearly set records for turnout and the number of ballots cast in a statewide election.

News >  Washington

Washington state lawmakers call for limits on plastic bags

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 28, 2018

Washington legislators, environmental leaders want to limit the use of plastic bags.

News >  WA Government

Local disability boards could approve payments for medical marijuana

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 27, 2018

Medical marijuana could be covered under some government disability programs, an attorney general’s opinion says, but whether that would jeopardize federal funding for local programs isn’t clear.

News >  WA Government

Chopp to step down as speaker after 2019

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 28, 2018

House Speaker Frank Chopp will give up post after the 2019 session.