When new state rules required Spokane County Commissioners to essentially rebuild the Spokane Regional Health District Board by January 2022, they quickly filled every slot, except one. Despite several applicants wanting the job, a state-mandated Indigenous community seat has remained vacant for two
Here’s the nominating process the Spokane County GOP uses to determine who will represent them in elections and, possibly, who will make the rules for our society.
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.
The legislature is working to boost representation in public school literature, reduce pollution, control the rent, improve workplace conditions for strip club workers and bust hospital monopolies.
Spokane Valley Mayor Pam Haley nominated three people to the city’s powerful Planning Commission without interviewing any of the eight candidates. When a freshman council member called the candidates himself, Haley accused him of breaking the rules.
Changes to Spokane City Council are redrawing political battle lines across the county. At Spokane Transit, a more progressive, unified set of council members plans to push for changes. But last week, STA board chair and conservative County Commissioner Al French tried to limit their power.
