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Betsy Wilkerson, Kim Plese advance in Spokane City Council president race; Dillon and Treloar, Klitzke and Moore top vote-getters for council
Voters will have the choice between a sitting City Council member and a former private business owner to lead Spokane’s legislative body for the next four years.
Rick Freier captures most votes in race for Spokane Valley Fire Commission
Former fire investigator Rick Freier has easily clinched a spot in the November election following Tuesday’s primary, but it isn’t yet clear who will face him this fall in the race for an open seat on the board that oversees the Spokane Valley Fire Department.
Three incumbents to advance in crowded Medical Lake School Board primaries
The 17 candidates on the ballot in the city’s primary races marked the highest number of candidates running in any school board primary across Washington.
It’s Election Day, but only one-in-five have voted in Spokane County
Today is election day, and only 1 in 5 voters had cast ballots as of Monday.
Kootenai County voters to decide on $50 million bond for open spaces, as other Inland Northwest communities continue preservation efforts
County commissioners agreed earlier this month to put a $50 million bond measure before voters Nov. 7. Proceeds from the tax, which would cost property owners an estimated $8 per $100,000 of assessed value or the median home owner in the county about $29 annually, would be set aside to fund the purchase of undeveloped land, with particular attention paid to the Rathdrum Prairie. That area of farmland separating the cities of Rathdrum, Post Falls, Hayden and Coeur d’Alene has been the site of rampant growth in recent years, including the approval in March of a 2,800-home development project that will link Post Falls and Coeur d’Alene.
Candidates for local office scramble as Aug. 1 election looms
Ballots are due Tuesday for the August primary, in which Spokane voters will select the two candidates that will compete for the mayor’s office, positions on the City Council and the Spokane Public School board of directors.
Spin Control: Once again, no state measures qualify for ballot
For the fifth year in a row, Washington voters will not have a chance to enact a law in place of the Legislature. There will be no people’s initiatives on the top of the November ballot.
Candidates for Deer Park School Board say they’re willing to go against state law
Five candidates are running for a seat on the Deer Park School Board, a sizable number for the growing district in northern Spokane County where seats sometimes struggle to receive multiple candidates.
Two Medical Lake School Board candidates differ on books, trans youth rights
Incumbent Ron Cooper and first-time candidate Nick Hawkins are running in the primary election for seat 4.
Spokane politicians reach out to youth who can vote in primary, including some 17-year-olds
Youth in Spokane County are preparing to vote in the August primary election, some for the first time.
Big money in Spokane races already breaking campaign records
With more than a week to go before the August primary election, fundraising records already are being broken in Spokane races.
Cheney School Board candidates give positions on recovering from pandemic and sex ed
Two first-time candidates with children in Cheney Public Schools say it’s time for change on the Cheney School Board.
In Medical Lake, school board candidates differ on LGBTQ rights, guns in school
Incumbent Alexis Alexander and political newcomer Wayne Terry are two of the six candidates running in the primary election for seat 2.
Over the dinner table, Kiantha Duncan works to see the person behind the politician
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 infamous scream on the 2004 campaign trail – it can often be difficult to see the person behind the politician.
Airway Heights asks voters for bond to pay for new fire station
Airway Heights leaders say their fire station, built in 1968, has outlived its usefulness.
City of Cheney is waiting for voters to OK bond for a new $13 million aquatics center
Cheney residents looking for a place to cool down will have the chance to vote for a new tax to replace the city’s shuttered pool.
Incumbent, teachers’ union voice concerns over Medical Lake School Board Election
Laura Parsons is running for another 4-year term serving in Position 3 on the Medical Lake School Board. Her three opponents in the primary could not be reached for comment.
Democrats fail to delay proposed $1.7 billion sales tax for new Spokane County jail slated for November ballot
Voters in November will decide if they want to pay a 0.2% sales tax for 30 years that would pay for more jail beds and other undefined public safety programs.
3 newcomers running for a seat on the West Valley School Board
With no incumbent, three newcomers face off in the West Valley School Board primary: educator Amy Anselmo, mental health advocate S. John Dubois and home-schooler Tricia Phillips. Each offers varying positions topics of supporting students’ mental health struggles, the district’s role in sex education and addressing school shootings.
Six candidates vie to represent northwest Spokane in city’s most crowded race
The race to represent northwest Spokane is the most crowded local election this year.