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Lisa Brown elected mayor of Spokane
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 7 months agoNov. 10—Lisa Brown will be the next mayor of Spokane. "I'm very grateful to have been chosen by the voters to be the next Mayor of Spokane," Brown said in a statement Friday night. "Thank you ...
Michigan lawmakers make time to free Harbaugh instead of working to fix flawed reform bills
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoBefore you fault state lawmakers for failing to "act prudently" and improve flawed legislation...
Woodward, Brown diminish other's role in closing Camp Hope. Who will voters believe?
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJun. 10—For 18 months, politics in Spokane has been animated by the existence of Camp Hope. With the state's largest tent city now closed, Mayor Nadine Woodward and former state Department of ...
'It's going to be a slugfest': Spokane mayor's race enters new phase
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 4—Former state Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown's entrance last week into the Spokane mayoral election marked the beginning of a race likely to be expensive and fraught, a starting gun ...
Over the dinner table, Kiantha Duncan works to see the person behind the politician
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJul. 19—The personal is political, but politics can often be quite impersonal. Between rehearsed speeches, well-polled talking points and a fear of being a bit too human — think Howard Dean's ...
Meidl: New mayor deserves a clean slate in leadership, but rank-and-file should give her a chance
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 7 months agoNov. 20—Outgoing Spokane Police Chief Craig Meidl is resigning at the end of the year to give incoming Mayor Lisa Brown a "clean slate," he said in a recent interview. But he hopes the rest ...
Woodward addresses new challenger for Spokane mayor seat, lauds accomplishments of first term
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 2—In front of a group of reporters Thursday afternoon, Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward lauded the accomplishments of her first term and addressed a new challenger hoping to take her job.
Spokane property tax levy officially pulled from August ballot
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo Finance· 1 month agoMay 9—A major property tax levy was officially pulled off of the August ballot Thursday after a unanimous vote by the Spokane City Council. The proposal would have raised taxes by $1 for every ...
Sandy Williams remembered after plane crash as passionate journalist, community advocate
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 7—Community leaders, local politicians and aid organizations in Spokane mourned on Tuesday the death of Sandy Williams, a storyteller and community advocate who was aboard a plane that ...
Who's running for mayor of Spokane in 2023, and who won't say either way
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDec. 4—Some in Spokane politics are definitely planning on running for mayor next year. Some are definitely not. Many, many more won't say one way or the other. Mayor Nadine Woodward launched ...
