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Custody of the Kids
Spokane Public Schools and Spokane Police are fighting about when to put kids in jail. It’s a conflict years in the making. Plus, more PFAS contamination news.…
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Matt Shea in Poland
The far-right former WA Representative has been quiet lately until he turned up last week at a hotel in Poland, surrounded by Ukrainian orphans.…
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Inflation Nation
Inflation in the United States has hit its highest point since the early 1980s, but people in rural areas face at least a triple bind.…
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It's getting Succession-y with local TV news
This week, we explain what happened with the TEGNA sale and how it might affect local news, plus we wrap up the latest Spokane County sheriff, regional and national news.…
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Bills Coming Due
We’re eyeing potential legislation in our state and beyond, examining police reform rollbacks, and celebrating a win for free speech lovers…
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The Man of No Mandates
Even before his censure last Monday, freshman City Council member Jonathan Bingle was preparing his next battlefield: bringing a resolution preemptively condemning vaccine mandates.…
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Venti Union With Extra Whip, Please
Two WA companies are union-busting, a very Haskell "apology," and bad news on the criminal legal reform front.…
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Falling Stock(ton)
This week: John Stockton, green energy at odds with tribal sovereignty, the nursing crisis that preceded covid, and pickles.…
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Lesley, Nope.
Which has been worse for people of color in Spokane County, Lesley Haskell's words, or Larry Haskell's actions?…
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$2.2 million available to those detained by Border Patrol in Spokane
The Washington Attorney General sued Greyhound on behalf of people detained or arrested by the Border Patrol. The claims process is now open.…
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The Mentorship of Bill Morlin
The reporter who broke the biggest stories of our generation mentored generations of reporters and researchers…
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Who deserves to be found?
This week: reflections on the missing, developments in the labor movement, and some bad news for federal nuclear workers…