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News >  Idaho

Activists kick off initiative to raise Idaho minimum wage

As a health teacher at Lakes Middle School in Coeur d’Alene, Warren Ducote saw firsthand the effect of poverty on students’ emotional and physical well-being. “You see the depression, the anger that’s built up inside, the kids acting up and being unable to focus on school,” Ducote said.
News >  Spokane

Gay pride parade celebrates same-sex marriage approval

A month before their scheduled nuptials, Kath’ren Bay and Alexis Higdon stood side by side in a flatbed truck rolling down Main Street, clutching signs thanking the state of Washington for allowing the couple of 20 years to marry. “We’ve got it all set,” Bay said, beaming before her appearance in Spokane’s 22nd Annual Gay Pride Celebration. “Family’s coming from all over the country.”
News >  Spokane

Spokane parking meters to accept plastic

Paying for parking with plastic is about to become a permanent option in downtown Spokane. After several exploratory studies over the past decade, Spokane plans to roll out parking meters that will accept credit card payments as well as coins at 800 parking spaces downtown. The City Council is expected to review a contract with Milwaukee-based Duncan Solutions for the new meters later this month.
News >  Spokane

Sarah Palin speaks at Republic High School graduation

REPUBLIC, Wash. – Former Alaska governor and Republican firebrand Sarah Palin brought a gift and a surprise for residents of this town of 1,100 who crowded the high school gym to celebrate its graduation Saturday afternoon. Grads found the gift taped under their chairs onstage: a dollar bill. The currency taught a life lesson, Palin said.
News >  Health

SNAP housing will go smoke-free

Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners will follow the lead of other low-income housing providers in the city by asking residents to not smoke in their properties beginning Aug. 1. Residents of SNAP’s 15 properties throughout the city will be asked to sign an addendum to their lease that requires all smoking to be done outdoors and at least 25 feet away from doors, windows and intake air vents. The ban includes cigarettes, cigars, marijuana and other tobacco products and seeks to reduce tenants’ exposure to secondhand smoke.
News >  Spokane

Monroe Street Bridge closure worries businesses

Thousands of motorists, and the businesses vying for their attention, may find themselves cursing Monday when the Monroe Street Bridge shuts down for three weeks. “I’m a little peeved,” said Josh Scott, owner of Time Bomb Collectibles just north of the bridge. He said he hadn’t seen the notice of the closure and learned about it from another business owner in the area.
News >  Spokane

Sens. Murray, Cantwell speak in Spokane

Washington’s U.S. senators visited Spokane on Tuesday, each pushing federal legislation aimed at improving students’ well-being. Sen. Maria Cantwell toured Spokane Seed Co. after touting a provision in the pending Senate Farm Bill authorizing the purchase of $10 million in pulse crops, such as chickpeas and lentils, for use in school lunches. If it passes, students would receive more nutritious meals and Washington state would gain food production jobs in an already booming industry, Cantwell said.
News >  Spokane

Area bridges are safe, officials say

Though many area bridges rate poorly on national standards of structural integrity, safety precautions make a collapse unlikely, city and county engineers said Friday. “One of the reasons this is huge news is that the state and the bridge engineers around the country do such an excellent job that it doesn’t happen too often,” said Spokane County Assistant Engineer Chad Coles.