Mike Fagan will run for second term
Mike Fagan may be the Spokane City Council's most controversial figure, but he also has strong ties to the Hillyard community he represents. Fagan announced Thursday that he'll run for re-election.
Spin Control archive for May 7, 2015
THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2015
State Voting Rights Act gets an airing
OLYMPIA – A proposal to allow Washington cities to rearrange voting districts so minorities could have a greater voice in elections was praised Thursday as a way to avoid costly federal lawsuits and denounced as a Trojan horse for more litigation.
Inslee signs ban on powdered alcohol
OLYMPIA -- The state loosened some liquor laws Thursday but banned the newest kid on the booze block, powdered alcohol.
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