public Elections • 14 min read Commission challengers all say county business needs to be more transparent. Incumbents think it’s just fine. Will our county electeds open themselves up to greater oversight from the people or will this new-look commission continue to…
public Analysis • 12 min read Curriculum cancel culture: Mead School Board to consider censorship measures Two proposed policies — one of which copies Trump, Texas & Georgia — seem designed to challenge Washington laws and education policy The…
public Housing • 11 min read Inside Spokane’s divided response to the Camp Hope cooling shelter This article builds on our coverage of Camp Hope and the cooling shelter erected in late July during the six-day…
public Analysis • 9 min read Experts who study far-right mass violence must center the communities affected If we do not center the experiences of those impacted, and learn from their insights and their perspectives, we will…
public News • 4 min read Spokane laps Seattle, legalizes 'Missing Middle' housing “When Spokane leads, the state follows.” By Anthony Gill This story was republished from Spokane Rising, an urbanist blog focused…
public Analysis • 6 min read The Man of No Mandates Even before his censure last Monday, freshman City Council member Jonathan Bingle was preparing his next battlefield: bringing a resolution preemptively condemning vaccine mandates.…
public Analysis • 9 min read Lesley, Nope. Which has been worse for people of color in Spokane County, Lesley Haskell's words, or Larry Haskell's actions?…
public Analysis • 3 min read This is healthy: real estate edition Our broken housing market in one silly listing (and a few gut-wrenching stats)…
public Criminal Legal • 6 min read That relief you're feeling is evidence of a broken system The verdict should not have been in doubt, but it was.…
public Analysis • 6 min read Broadband Justice The Internet is a necessity of life for everyone. This state bill would make it easier to create publicly owned broadband…
public Analysis • 5 min read "We are engaged in the class struggle" Remembering the radicalism of MLK Jr.…
public Analysis • 8 min read It's time for a different strategy We need to change our approach to right-wing violence. That starts with changing how we think and talk about it.…