Nancy McLaughlin's campaign for state Senate greatly exaggerated her opponent's stance on income taxes. So much so, that she apologized to Democrat Andy Billig for the falsehoods her campaign used in literature during the primary after a complaint was filed with the state's Public Disclosure…
The West Central Neighborhood Council wanted restrictions on the sale of high-octane beer and now it doesn’t. But while council members used the council’s support as a reason to create a voluntary Alcohol Impact Area in West Central, the neighborhood’s change of heart won’t make…
It will be harder next year to qualify for tax subsidies to build apartments and condos in Spokane. The Spokane City Council on Monday reauthorized Spokane’s multifamily tax exemption for another five years. The decision significantly reduced the areas that will qualify for the subsidy…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Spokane, on Thursday backed a proposal creating a national park at three sites central to the creation of atomic weapons, including Hanford. The vote was bipartisan in its support and opposition. It failed 237-180. It needed supermajority support to move…
OLYMPIA -- Washington's revenue forecast was up just slightly for the rest of this biennium, and through the next two-year budget cycle, a state panel was told this afternoon. On the upside, construction is improving and employment should slowly rise, although it won't get back…
The pre-debate debate continues: President Obama on Letterman last night talked about Mitt Romney's "47 percent" comments. Romney, in a guest column in USA Today, criticized Obama's policies as creating dependency. Read the column here. Not sure what all this is about? See the original…
Not shockingly, the Democrat challenging state Rep. Matt Shea's reelection bid made it extremely clear this week that she will highlight Shea's charge for carrying a loaded weapon in his pickup without a concealed weapons permit in the fall campaign. Amy Biviano's campaign mailed ads…
OLYMPIA -- Gov. Chris Gregoire is extending the fire emergency for all counties east of the Cascade Crest, which means the Washington National Guard will continue to help fighting wildfires and the burn ban stays in effect until at least next Monday at midnight. Gregoire…
In case you're wondering what exactly GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney said at a fundraiser in May about Barack Obama's supporters, here is the video clip, courtesy of Mother Jones: Here is his explanation Monday night of how he could've used better words in his…
The marker commemorating the Bicentennial of the Constitution, which would have been in Sept. 17, 1987, can be found on the northwest side of the Thomas S. Foley U.S. Courthouse in downtown Spokane, Main and Riverside. It's across the street from the big statue of…
It's only 50 days to election, which means there are about 47 days for Saturday Night Live to find good political material for their opening sketches. They've got a new Obama this year in Jay Pharoah -- Fred Armisen did a good handoff -- but…
It's Constitution Day., Did you remember to send a card or flowers to your favorite Amendment? We celebrate the nation's charter because this is the day Constitutional Convention signed the document. This is the 225 anniversary of that vote in 1787. Unfortunately, there's no special…
U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell will debate her Republican challenger, state Sen. Mike Baumgartner, at least once this fall. The Cantwell campaign announced it has agreed to an Oct. 12 debate in Seattle at KCTS, the public television station. It will be taped, and shown on…
OLYMPIA – Gov. Chris Gregoire is activating some National Guard units to help fight fires in Eastern Washington in what she labeled “one of the worst fire situations I can recall” during her tenure. The activation order is part of an emergency proclamation Gregoire signed…
Vice President Joe Biden named the wrong WSU in a speech recently. No, not our WSU. But who knew there were so many of them? Crowd was quick to correct him.
OLYMPIA -- The lieutenant governor's race doesn't garner anywhere near the attention of the state's top executive spot. While many people can't name their current lieutenant governor without a hint or two, it's rare for an incumbent to get ousted. Facing that challenge in his…
If the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission today doesn’t grant the new leader of the Spokane Police Department’s request to waive a requirement to join the state police academy, it’s unclear if the city will bother making him the chief. City officials are confident…
Flag placed in a name of a victim of the 9/11 attacks at the Ground Zero memorial in New York. Sept. 11 is traditionally a day for politicians to reflect on their thoughts and remembrances of that day in 2001. Today was no different. Inside…
OLYMPIA -- Washington can't use immigrant registration records from the U.S. Homeland Security Department to verify names on its voter rolls, state elections officials said today. The reason: The state doesn't have a system that requires proof of legal residence before issuing a driver's license,…
Spokane's new director of law enforcement will start his job in Spokane on Oct. 1. Frank Straub, the former director of public safety for the city of Indianapolis, was hired by the Spokane City Council in a 6-0 vote Monday night. He will appear at…
Tired of hearing negative things about the man he selected to be police chief, Mayor David Condon and his top administrator personally paid to fly four Indiana residents to Spokane to vouch for him. The four, including the former editor of the Indianapolis Star and…
Possible bragging rights for Washington over Idaho: We have more presidential candidates on our ballot than you have. Possible bragging rights for Idaho over Washington: We have fewer presidential candidates hardly anyone's ever heard of on our ballot than you. As colleague Betsy Russell reports…
State Sen. Mike Baumgartner took time off from the campaign trail Monday for the birth of his second child. His wife Eleanor delivered a boy, just before 11 a.m. in Spokane. Roman Otway Leo Baumgartner weighed in at 6 pounds 10 ounces, the campaign said.…
The Riverside Neighborhood Council hosts a candidate forum starting at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the Downtown Spokane Library. The schedule is set up to give voters a chance to meet candidates before the forum, and to ask them questions during it. Confirmed for the forum,…
OLYMPIA -- After dropping during the first month of private liquor sales, the amount of liquor sold and the taxes the state got for it went up in July. The state Revenue Department said sales were up about 15 percent this July compared with July…
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