Plus, the Mead School Board is looking at its library policy again, Spokane Valley police are looking for $6.2 million for more officers and green trash bin pick up is back!
Service providers, emergency responders, civil servants and politicians all agree: Spokane has an overdose crisis. But because of inadequate data collection, no one knows exactly how bad it is.
Community leaders say better data is good, but transparency, communication and access that affirms are all vital pre-requisites to governing alongside communities, not at them.
Board members said the district lacks the funds to comply with a proposed law requiring school districts to include queer historical literature. They also say the state is overstepping its boundaries.
A bill being debated in the legislature would pause hospital system consolidation to preserve patient access to specific forms of care. Opponents argue, “God Bless mergers.”
