What Spokane’s new office of civil rights will do
Now that the office finally has its first director, Jerrall Haynes, they can get to work.
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A potential cure for low turnout elections
‘In odd-year elections we celebrate if we crack 50% — I think it’s reasonable to ask if that’s democracy.’
Racist statue removal stalled: ‘Who is this wait worth it for?’
The Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander community has asked for the removal of a monument they call ‘racist and misleading.’ A mayoral veto and an empty city council seat stand in the way.
Breaking down the primary elections
We look city-wide at how Spokane voted in the August primary elections, with a special focus on how the neighborhoods most affected by Camp Hope, Catalyst & Trent Shelter voted.
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.
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.
City Administrator Johnnie Perkins resigns after investigation finds sexual harassment
Mayor Nadine Woodward announced his departure in a brief email to staff this afternoon.
Advocates push Spokane County to improve language access
Local municipalities, like Spokane County, often struggle to provide the full range of necessary language access services for community members to access criminal legal help.
Law(yer) & (dis)order
Interim City Attorney Lynden Smithson has overstayed his appointment with no replacement in sight — that could have consequences for the Camp Hope lawsuit and beyond.
What’s in the redacted records hidden by WA Democrats?
Emails obtained by Crosscut show that officials were withholding documents concerning the capital gains tax and political redistricting.
