Progressives and moderate conservatives won big across the Inland Northwest this election season, with Spokane progressives growing their City Council majority to 6-1 while incumbent mayors in smaller conservative communities lost reelection, but not to people farther to the right politically.

Spokane Public Library services, as you know and enjoy them, are at risk due to another possible insufficient budget allocation from the City of Spokane.  
  
In 2024, we saw 1.2 million visits, 1.1 million checkouts, and nearly 70,000 program attendees. Spokane Public Library is a deeply valued institution for the community. However, Spokane Public Library is facing increased costs and insufficient funding.

Spokane voters in early returns Tuesday mirrored national trends in their support for left-leaning politics and demonstrated an appetite for more taxes in spite of economic uncertainty.

South Hill voters handed a decisive victory to Kate Telis over challenger Alejandro Barrientos, …. In the north, voters preferred Zack Zappone, a member of the progressive majority of the city council, and narrowed the lead of Jonathan Bingle… A bond issue for Spokane schools that needed 60% to pass had just that amount with ballots returned Tuesday, while the park levy was passing with 54% of the vote.

Six days from now, next Tuesday, November 4, at 8PM is the deadline for Washington State voters to turn in their ballots … There are ample resources available online that offer sober assessments of candidate differences beyond the memes and often misleading soundbite ads fed us on social media and TV.

The second “No Kings” protest against rising authoritarianism in the Trump administration since June brought thousands of Spokanites back to B.A. Clark Park.

Governor Ferguson signed a suite of bills that address affordable housing in Washington, culminating in House Bill 1217 to ensure that sudden, large rent increases don’t destabilize Washington families.