Attorney General Bob Ferguson today opened up the claims process for a $2.2 million dollar settlement reached in a lawsuit the state brought against Greyhound for allowing US Customs and Border Patrol to conduct sweeps at the Spokane Intermodal center.
For a city to function, it has to be equipped with proper infrastructure. That means a robust power grid, water, sewer and a way to dispose of waste — services we pretty much all agree are important to ensure a baseline of livability. So what about civil rights?
Perhaps fitting for a man who broke some of the biggest stories in our region (and occasionally the biggest story in the whole country) in a straight-forward, no nonsense way, Saturday’s celebration of life for Bill Morlin was brief, but powerful.
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One key aspect of Maddesyn George’s case exposes legal legacies of colonialism that exist to this day, and prevent Native victims of violent crimes from holding perpetrators accountable.
A Southern California oil spill that sent an estimated 144,000 gallons of crude oil gushing into the Pacific Ocean last weekend added pressure on the Biden administration to take meaningful action on carbon-based fuels.
The 4,000-plus people who gathered at Riverfront Park last Saturday for an anti-mask-and-vaccine-mandate “Rally for Medical Freedom” marched with signs that had messages like “Don’t Drink the Cool-Aid [sic],” “My Body My Choice #freedom,” and “Coercion is not Consent.”
