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Spokane Transit Authority’s Connect 2035 is getting rolling. Coming soon: an income-based reduced fare program.

CIVICS: Plus, potential new requirements for new shelters in Spokane, the city could ask voters to pay $15 to protect the aquifer and the county considers giving Sheriff Nowels a raise.

By Erin Sellers and Aaron Hedge

/ 14 Apr 2025

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

It’s rough to be a WA renter. A bill that could help is close to passing.

For some Spokanites, a 12% rent hike means forgoing medicine or turning the heat off. A rent stabilization law that would cap annual hikes at 5-to-7% is closer to passing than ever.

By Erin Sellers

/ 10 Apr 2025

50 new bike racks coming to a spot near you

Here’s where, and how to request a bike rack for your favorite destination.

By Lauren Pangborn

/ 9 Apr 2025

What’s coming in Spokane’s bike and active transportation infrastructure in 2026

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

‘The City of Spokane Valley is not a sanctuary city.’ City resolution that wishes to help feds is toothless

Since the city can’t legally tell the cops to break state immigration law, they passed a resolution saying they really want to.

By Aaron Hedge

/ 4 Apr 2025

Most WA federal rulings found immigrant detentions flouted due process

Washington AG takes software company to court over rental price-fixing allegations

Attorney General Nick Brown said landlords have used RealPage’s products to set rent for 800,000 leases across Washington.

By Jake Goldstein-Street

/ 4 Apr 2025

‘This city is turning into an eviction mill.’

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

Deputies killed Donald Hegel a year ago. His sister is still looking for answers.

As the Spokane County prosecutor refuses to engage with families affected by police violence and continues to find police killings justified, state bills designed to hold police accountable failed this year in the legislature. Meanwhile lawmakers look to pour more money into policing.

By Aaron Hedge

/ 2 Apr 2025

Police reform advocates win legislative concession in Olympia

This Researcher Studies How Solitary Confinement Harms the Brain

“Individuals increasingly find themselves in cages unfit for lab mice and subjected to conditions with less scrutiny than that of invertebrate species kept in aquariums.”

By Christopher Blackwell

/ 2 Apr 2025