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Spokane faces $3.8M shortfall, could snowball to $137M budget gap by 2030
Spokane faces $3.8M shortfall, could snowball to $137M budget gap by 2030
Spokane faces $3.8M shortfall, could snowball to $137M budget gap by 2030
(The Center Square) – Facing a $3.8 million shortfall ahead of 2026, budget officials told the Spokane City Council on Thursday that if the city doesn’t course correct, the deficit may surpass $137 million by 2030. Last week, Matt Boston, the city’s chief financial officer, told the council that revenue growth was falling short of projections. Sales tax collec...
White House Announces Trade Agreement With UK
White House Announces Trade Agreement With UK
White House Announces Trade Agreement With UK
“It's just been a deal that was we thought, very complicated. It became very simple," President Donald Trump said Thursday at the White House, announcing the U.S./United Kingdom trade agreement-in-principle.  "It's opening up the country that we really didn't have the kind of access to that I would have thought; I was surprised. I think i...
VP Vance cracks deportation joke ahead of World Cup; WA officials not laughing
VP Vance cracks deportation joke ahead of World Cup; WA officials not laughing
VP Vance cracks deportation joke ahead of World Cup; WA officials not laughing
(The Center Square) – Vice President J.D. Vance recently made a joke regarding immigration enforcement that Washington state leaders say negatively impacts tourism for Seattle, the host city of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. On Tuesday, the White House FIFA Task Force began preparations for future FIFA World Cup tournaments the U.S. is...
WA state labor board investigating Everett employee’s union dues complaint
WA state labor board investigating Everett employee’s union dues complaint
WA state labor board investigating Everett employee’s union dues complaint
(The Center Square) – A Washington state labor board is investigating a complaint filed by an employee with the city of Everett regarding dues paid to the local union after that employee attempted to opt out. While the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, representing the employee, claims the incident highlights ongoing problems with the process by which public workers can opt out of p
Cops Serve Eviction Notices At Moses Lake Homeless Encampment
Cops Serve Eviction Notices At Moses Lake Homeless Encampment
Cops Serve Eviction Notices At Moses Lake Homeless Encampment
The occupants of a homeless encampment in the Moses Lake area have been told to vacate or face criminal charges. The Grant County Sheriff's Office says nearly a dozen deputies attached eviction notices to over 50 RVs and trailer homes and gave verbal notices to the occupants of the encampment near Hiawatha Lake on Wednesday morning...

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