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Q&A: Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown on policing, homelessness and budgets

Let’s jump right into the topic of homelessness. Obviously, that was a key part of your campaign. As you mentioned earlier, you have a lot of plans to address this issue. Recently...

Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown’s first 100 days: How is she doing?

This is part one of a two-part series looking at Lisa Brown's first 100 days in office. Check back tomorrow for part two, a Q&A with Lisa Brown.  Brown, a Democrat,...

U.S. judge picks new WA legislative map, moving Latino district

A U.S. District Court judge has adopted a new Washington legislative map to create a majority-Latino voting district in the Yakima area. The map was chosen three years after the state’s once-a-decade...

Federal judge to decide on new Latino voter majority district map

At a Friday hearing in U.S. District Court in Seattle, attorneys discussed the merits and deficits of one of five proposed maps — known as Remedial Map 3A —  to establish a...

Despite industry pushback, WA farmworkers will keep overtime pay

Clayton, visibly upset, explained that the Central Washington farm’s fruit sales had not been covering costs. And she believes that the full implementation of the state’s agricultural overtime policy would make it...

Five new maps proposed for Central Washington redistricting

Wider impact In a court brief, Secretary of State Steven Hobbs outlined the impact redrawing the maps will have on the 14th District and its neighboring districts, whose boundaries will change as a...

The Spokesman-Review calls Spokane mayoral race for Lisa Brown

There are just under 8,000 ballots left, but with more than 64,000 ballots already counted, the Spokesman-Review determined that Brown’s lead is insurmountable given how results have trended in the last several...

Lisa Brown leads incumbent Nadine Woodward in Spokane mayoral race

In a written statement, Brown thanked supporters and expressed optimism about the results so far. "I am deeply honored and grateful for your support," Brown said. "It will be my goal as Mayor...

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