Spokane County sends much of its organic waste to a facility in Fishtrap, but it can’t process everything, and it can be hard to tell what’s admissible. We’re breaking it down for you.
CIVICS: Plus, improvements in education outcomes for Spokane’s Indigenous students, more Al Merkel controversy in the Valley and the city is funding more bed space for homeless people in weather emergencies.
Spokane County precincts that voted against the 2024 election initiative — that would’ve killed the cap-and-trade programs in Washington and cut transit funding across the state — aligned almost exactly with the boundaries of the Spokane Transit Authority’s service area.
Additional Context: To fill all seats, the city council must appoint one more board member after it ousted popular trustee Kim Girard early this month.
Employees at the local Planned Parenthood are considering unionization over what they characterize as low pay and bad working conditions. The CEO is paying a union-busting firm the equivalent of 17 medical assistants’ hourly wages to persuade them not to.
