Plus, turning off algorithmic rent fixing software, updates on the new tiny home village and Mead School Board wants more restrictions on “controversial” speakers.
Six hopefuls for Spokane and Spokane Valley city councils said the region should respond to global warming, but some worried budget shortfalls may hamper those efforts.
A new task force is providing the first official county response to the ‘forever chemicals’ crisis on the West Plains. Its leaders are considering declaring an emergency that would mobilize response funds.
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The far right activist organized his faith operations with the help of under-the-radar characters from places like Eastern Washington. Kirk’s hate toward marginalized groups was not unique — the people he mobilized to battle communities are his true legacy.
The two governments jointly own Spokane International Airport, which discovered the chemicals six years before disclosing to the public. The decision could direct funding from the city and county for cleanup.
Plus, County to start ‘forever chemicals’ task force to advise cleanup effort, city committee to discuss unpaid jail bills and a new council meeting time.
CIVICS: Plus, a new 911 dispatch center for the city of Spokane, state violence accountability at the Police Ombuds meeting and SpoVal could get better opioid data.
