Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown proposed several measures on Monday to “jumpstart” the city’s affordable housing supply with hopes ...

The number of Rite Aid pharmacies slated to close nationwide continues to grow, with more than 100 stores in Oregon and Washington nearing their end. >> Business opening or closing in your ...

Hoping to redefine Spokane’s response to homelessness, local business officials are asking how voters feel about amending the ...

Supporters of South Korea president Yoon Suk Yeol beat drums prior to the announcement of the Constitutional Court's verdict on Yoon's impeachment outside the presidential residence in Seoul on ...

Business Law & Justice Local News Local Politics Mental Health Northwest Project Homeless Puget Sound One of WA’s strictest homeless camping bans can stand, court says May 27, 2025 at 3:14 pm By ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — The Washington State Supreme Court has ruled that a Spokane ballot initiative banning homeless camping near schools, parks, and childcare centers is invalid. Filed Thursday, the ...

WA Supreme Court strikes down Spokane’s Prop 1, ruling it exceeded local initiative powers. City’s existing homeless camping rules remain in place.

The Washington State Supreme Court reversed a lower court’s ruling that held Spokane’s so-called “Hansen Initiative” exceeded the scope of the local initiative power.

In a high-stakes battle over homelessness policy, the Washington Supreme Court, in a 6-2 decision, ruled Thursday that Spokane voters cannot use the ballot box to rewrite the city’s rules on ...

Athol Fugard, an acclaimed South African playwright whose works explored the brutality of his country’s apartheid regime, using anger and empathy to protest the dehumanizing effects of racial ...

The downtown skyline is shown from the South Hill in Spokane, Wash., on June 4, 2018. The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington has sued the city of Spokane, alleging that its anti-homeless ...