Government

2024 People of Influence: Spokane City Council President Betsy Wilkerson

February 1, 2024

City Council President Betsy Wilkerson says she's motivated to open doors and bring access opportunities to emerging leaders.

New $16M building proposed at Spokane International Airport

Admin offices could move west of airport concourse

January 18, 2024

Erica Bullock

A new admin building could add 46,000 square feet of office space at the Spokane International Airport campus.

Court shoots down Spokane Gun Club project

Appellate panel sides with Medical Lake Cemetery

January 18, 2024

Karina Elias

The Washington state Court of Appeals has rejected the Spokane Gun Club's range project over RV parking.

County works to allow more slaughterhouses

Limited number of meat processing facilities leads to high demand

January 18, 2024

Dylan Harris

Spokane County has begun a process to allow for fixed-location, small-scale meat processing facilities.

Meet & Greet: Dawn Kinder, director of the Neighborhoods, Housing, and Human Services Division for the city of Spokane

January 18, 2024

Karina Elias

Meet & Greet: Dawn Kinder, director of the Neighborhoods, Housing, and Human Services Division for the city of Spokane, talks about her new position.

Avista Stadium upgrades reach the middle innings

Spokane Indians Baseball Club to enter final year to complete MLB-required upgrades

January 18, 2024

Karina Elias

Upgrades to Avista Stadium, home of the Spokane Indians Baseball Club, are underway, with some improvements to be completed before and during the 2024 minor league season.

Spokane Valley roads budget boosted with new fee

$20 vehicle registration tax will add $2.8M for projects in first 12 months

January 18, 2024

Erica Bullock

A sustainable revenue source for Spokane Valley road maintenance has been approved to go into effect this July.

Child care center planned in Airway Heights

City officials work to secure funds to accelerate timeline for $1.5M project

January 18, 2024

Erica Bullock

Airway Heights prepares to sell real estate assets to make room for a new child care facility.

Fairchild lands on shortlist for new tanker fleet

Officials, however, are leaning toward a Florida air base as the preferred home of 24 new aircraft

December 21, 2023

Erica Bullock

The U.S. Air Force soon will decide if Fairchild Air Force Base will receive 24 new KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling tankers, or if the aircraft will head elsewhere.

GSI joins groups opposing EPA ruling

Water quality standards would revert to 2016 rule if lawsuit succeeds

December 7, 2023

Dylan Harris

Employer groups in Washington state filed a lawsuit on Dec. 4 challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s new water quality standards for the state.