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Congressional District 5: Michael Baumgartner vs. Carmela Conroy

Abortion rights, what foreign policy even has to do with Eastern WA and the economy’s impacts on the everyday person: Baumgartner and Conroy both seek to fill retiring Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers’ legislative shoes.

By Erin Sellers

/ 21 Oct 2024

A visual guide to the power the Spokane County Commission wields

Mead School Board will consider public statement against transgender athletes

CIVICS: Plus, Spokane City Council is trying to quickly spend through ARPA dollars.

By Erin Sellers

/ 21 Oct 2024

Part of High Bridge Park set to be leased to American Indian Community Center for $1 a year

WA State Representative, D3 Position 1: Natasha Hill vs. Tony Kiepe

In a race where a fallen primary opponent earned almost a third of the total votes, Hill and Kiepe are both hoping to win those voters through their housing and economic policy positions.

By Erin Sellers

/ 16 Oct 2024

How does Spokane plan to keep people safe during extreme weather?

This year, there’s a plan with actual bed counts and costs. But some service providers are still frustrated by a lack of concrete details, like where exactly those beds will be and how the city will replace the loss of capacity at the soon-to-be-defunct Trent Shelter.

By Erin Sellers

/ 9 Oct 2024

‘This city is turning into an eviction mill.’

Cash for the city’s Municipal Courts + creating a new Drug Court

Plus, a slate of controversial first readings at Spokane City Council, including an ordinance that would prevent landlords without business licenses from raising rent or evicting tenants.

By Erin Sellers and Aaron Hedge

/ 7 Oct 2024

Queer Idaho: “This is my home too.”

48,000 queer people call Idaho their home. As the state legislature ramps up the passage of policies targeting queer Idahoans, they are preparing to defend their place in their state.

By Erin Sellers

/ 2 Oct 2024

Allegations against Washington gender-affirming surgeon stir fears of backlash for trans patients

Spokane Sheriff wants to enforce camping laws without checking homeless shelter capacity

CIVICS: Spokane city discusses their plan for winter sheltering, Spokane County Commissioners will decide whether or not to break up homeless encampments with no regard for shelter capacity.

By Erin Sellers and Aaron Hedge

/ 30 Sep 2024

Initiative 2117: Cap-and-Trade ballot measure could kill WA’s first try at getting carbon neutral

Washington’s current cap-and-trade program isn’t perfect, but if Initiative 2117 passes, not only would the current program die, the state would be prohibited from trying anything similar in the future.

By Erin Sellers

/ 26 Sep 2024

What do your council candidates want to do about climate change?

The local taxes on your Spokane ballot this November

A sales tax from Spokane city and the continuation of a sales tax from Spokane County are up for a vote. What do they pay for and how much will they cost you? We have the answers.

By Erin Sellers and Aaron Hedge

/ 25 Sep 2024

Most WA federal rulings found immigrant detentions flouted due process

Q&A: What’s at stake for employees as Spokane Regional Health District considers privatizing their opioid treatment services?

Union Representative Suzie Saunders sat down for an interview with RANGE to outline the stakes for employees and patients, should the Board of Health vote to continue down the road to privatization for Treatment Services.

By Erin Sellers

/ 25 Sep 2024

Will Spokane’s public opioid treatment services continue down the road to privatization?

We’ll find out this week.

By Erin Sellers

/ 23 Sep 2024

Town Hall for Spokane’s District 3 and lots of compost talk this week

Plus, utility rate changes coming, how we did on the Spokane Library’s summer reading program and a mysterious ethics complaint hearing in Liberty Lake.

By Erin Sellers and Aaron Hedge

/ 16 Sep 2024