The boards and commissions that make the county work, what they do, and how members are appointed (it’s really interesting we swear). And, what could change across the county if Al French loses his reelection bid.
At the heart of the tight race for the seat covering the southwestern-most parts of the county: debate over PFAS contamination and the pace of development.
Public safety is top of mind in Spokane Valley, which will send a new state senator to Olympia in a couple of weeks. One candidate sees that issue as being much bigger than cops and includes healthcare, childcare and food security.
Abortion rights, what foreign policy even has to do with Eastern WA and the economy’s impacts on the everyday person: Baumgartner and Conroy both seek to fill retiring Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers’ legislative shoes.
In a race where a fallen primary opponent earned almost a third of the total votes, Hill and Kiepe are both hoping to win those voters through their housing and economic policy positions.
