CIVICS Is SCRAPS needlessly euthanizing animals? CIVICS | Plus, Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward may be up for censure and business registration fees are going up a little. By Valerie Osier, Erin Sellers and Alyssa Baheza / 11 Sep 2023
CIVICS Spokane Valley soon to be SpoVal? CIVICS | The valley has concerns about the regional homelessness authority and Liberty Lake wants more collaboration with license plate cameras. By Alyssa Baheza and Erin Sellers / 4 Sep 2023
Education What happened to Vanessa Delgado? A rash of hate incidents at EWU led students to demand more from their administration. Now, they fear their activism got a beloved staff member fired. By Erin Sellers / 1 Sep 2023
Education Big turnout fuels successful recall effort in West Bonner School District Voters overturn seats held by Trustees Keith Rutledge, Susan Brown. By Zach Hagadone and The Sandpoint Reader / 31 Aug 2023
Criminal Legal Judge rules in favor of clearer jail ballot measure language Spokane County’s Measure 1 will now include language that the tax increase would be spent on new jail and correctional facilities. By Valerie Osier, Alyssa Baheza and Luke Baumgarten / 29 Aug 2023
CIVICS Spokane to get a new city councilmember CIVICS | Plus, trash rates are going up and Spokane may be slowing down on supporting a regional homeless authority. By Erin Sellers and Valerie Osier / 28 Aug 2023
Faith & Politics Shea reiterates Woodward agreed to be at Let Us Worship before any fires started Woodward hasn’t spoken about the event since Monday, but Shea had plenty to say on his podcast last Tuesday. By Aaron Hedge / 27 Aug 2023
Faith & Politics Faith leaders call on Woodward to formally support separation of church and state The letter comes after the mayor appeared at a Christian nationalist event in Spokane. By Luke Baumgarten and Erin Sellers / 24 Aug 2023
Government What Spokane's new office of civil rights will do Now that the office finally has its first director, Jerrall Haynes, they can get to work. By Alexander Prevost / 23 Aug 2023
CIVICS Spokane County grapples with a state of emergency CIVICS | Other than that it’s a pretty normal week in meetings. Plus, we say goodbye to our boy Carl. By Erin Sellers and Alyssa Baheza / 21 Aug 2023
Faith & Politics 'We don’t need to be fighting each other, Amen?' Mayor Woodward vehemently denounced Matt Shea in 2019. Last night, Shea prayed for her re-election at a Christian nationalist revival. What changed? By Luke Baumgarten / 21 Aug 2023
Faith & Politics Political Pastors: Christian nationalism comes home The Inland Northwest is a promised land to some of the movement’s most devoted theorists, and prime real estate for those envisioning a Biblical nation-state. By Aaron Hedge / 18 Aug 2023