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More than 5,000 people in Spokane rallied against the Trump administration

A look at the Hands Off! Rally in Spokane Washington, one of thousands of protests held across the world in mass mobilization against injustices committed by the US government.

By Erin Sellers and Sandra Rivera

/ 8 Apr 2025

COLUMN: Why student-led organizing gives me hope

Take a breather this week. Most public meetings are on break!

If you really miss the pure heat of municipal process, you could attend the Spokane Valley City Council or the Spokane City Climate Resilience and Sustainability Board.

By Erin Sellers and Aaron Hedge

/ 7 Apr 2025

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

Local Pride organizers remain ‘cautiously optimistic,’ as corporate sponsorship support drops nationwide

Like other Pride Festivals, Spokane Pride lost a key sponsorship from Anheuser-Busch and some smaller sponsorships. But still, Spokane organizers, as well as organizers from North Idaho and rural Washington, have seen an uptick in community support.

By Erin Sellers

/ 3 Apr 2025

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

Spokane Valley wants to break state law and direct their cops to help ICE and Border Patrol

CIVICS | Plus, sit and lie laws could be coming to a Spokane neighborhood near you.

By Erin Sellers and Aaron Hedge

/ 31 Mar 2025

What we know after three months of reporting on the local Planned Parenthood

A track record of poor labor conditions, a deep dive into executive compensation, ghosted donors, an upcoming merger and a 20-year-old discrimination case.

By Erin Sellers

/ 28 Mar 2025

Local workers for city projects: Proposed ordinance would support local labor

Spokane might enshrine protections for LGBTQIA2S+ people, while two school districts vote against trans kids playing sports.

CIVICS | Plus, a public hearing for height restrictions downtown, a West Plains Water Coalition meeting and city/county joint spending to tackle rising opioid overdose rates.

By Erin Sellers, Aaron Hedge and Valerie Osier

/ 24 Mar 2025

SBA is going to start talking to homeless people...

by asking them questions from a survey designed by Trump’s former ‘homelessness czar’, Dr. Robert Marbut

By Erin Sellers

/ 21 Mar 2025

‘This city is turning into an eviction mill.’

Congressman Michael Baumgartner’s Spokane Town Hall: The wildest meeting we’ve ever attended

A round-up of the highlights, takeaways and spiciest moments from Baumgartner’s first Spokane Town Hall after President Donald Trump’s inauguration.

By Erin Sellers

/ 18 Mar 2025

The 5 am Crisis Walks will continue until conditions improve

Every morning, Gavin Cooley of the Spokane Business Association leads an hourlong walk as part of a campaign to end visible homelessness downtown. Is it effective? Opinions vary.

By Erin Sellers

/ 14 Mar 2025

Transit-oriented development, density and DEI

CIVICS: Land capacity and density are the hot topics this week, but there’s also DEI policy discussions at Mead, a drinking water presentation in Spokane and a greenhouse gas resolution at the county.

By Erin Sellers and Aaron Hedge

/ 10 Mar 2025

Fast traffic, slow improvements: advocates say city’s traffic safety efforts are “too little, too late.”

Plus, a police accountability presentation, efforts from Spokane to limit hiring discrimination and details on the Spokane Public Schools + Spokane Parks levy this fall.

By Erin Sellers and Aaron Hedge

/ 3 Mar 2025

‘Any moment could be the last.’ Red states could preview gender-affirming care under Trump

An Idaho law banning state insurance from covering gender-affirming care could foreshadow a national ban on Medicaid spending for transgender care.

By Erin Sellers

/ 26 Feb 2025