CIVICS Spokane County: Primary ballots are due tomorrow! CIVICS | Spokane police blow through overtime budget. Homeless near kids initiative heads to voters. By Erin Sellers and Alyssa Baheza / 31 Jul 2023
Housing 'Jail cannot be our housing plan' Service providers react harshly to regional homeless authority plan; demand more seats at the table for BIPOC and people with lived experience. By Carl Segerstrom / 28 Jul 2023
Extremism Police say vandalism at Veradale United Church of Christ was a hate crime A month later, why has public support from elected officials in Spokane Valley taken so long? By Erin Sellers / 26 Jul 2023
CIVICS Primary ballots due soon and a mayoral candidate forum on Wednesday CIVICS | Also: cost overruns and a shorter contract for Salvation Army at TRAC, and the camping ban initiative is moving forward to the ballot. By Carl Segerstrom and Erin Sellers / 24 Jul 2023
CIVICS Larry Stone is bankrolling the anti-camping initiative The local businessman and Trent Shelter building owner spent $75,000 on signature gathering By Carl Segerstrom / 21 Jul 2023
Range Updates Hey everyone! Say hi to RANGE’s new team members! Alyssa Baheza and Erin Sellers will lead the Civics desk and upcoming Documenters program. By Erin Sellers and Alyssa Baheza / 20 Jul 2023
CIVICS Bye-bye Spokane parking minimums, hello more housing? CIVICS | To encourage more housing development, the Spokane City Council will vote on ending parking minimums. Also the County Commission will hopefully be adding more context to its agendas. By Valerie Osier and Carl Segerstrom / 17 Jul 2023
Government Big political donor bought the Trent shelter location for the city Larry Stone bought the property for TRAC for the city of Spokane, immediately raised rent then refused to sell at appraised price. By Carl Segerstrom / 14 Jul 2023
Government With Spokane’s campaign finance laws, ya gotta have faith Recent rulings show how toothless campaign finance laws are. But politicians are giving money back anyway. By Carl Segerstrom / 14 Jul 2023
Government City Administrator Johnnie Perkins resigns after investigation finds sexual harassment Mayor Nadine Woodward announced his departure in a brief email to staff this afternoon. By Luke Baumgarten / 13 Jul 2023
Range Updates You + RANGE at Golden Handle Have questions for RANGE reporters? Come meet us at Office Hours THIS THURSDAY! By Valerie Osier / 11 Jul 2023
CIVICS What’s next for Spokane City Council after the president’s resignation CIVICS | Spokane Council President Breean Beggs leaving council for judgeship and much more in a busy week for local government. By Valerie Osier and Carl Segerstrom / 10 Jul 2023
