Spokane County Auditor's office begins sending out ballots ahead of general election - Wed, 14 Oct 2026 PSTThe Spokane County Auditor’s Office began sending ballots to 375,000 registered voters on Wednesday with less than three weeks remaining until the Nov. 3 election.Spokane Spokesman-Review10d agoWhole story →Governmentgeneral election ballots
Oregon governor orders pause on environmental permits to build or expand data centers - Wed, 14 Oct 2026 PSTOregon’s governor has effectively issued a moratorium on new data centers and data center expansions in the state by ordering environmental regulators to pause approving new state and federal air and water pollution permits for data center projects until next July.Spokane Spokesman-Review10d agoWhole story →PlanetTechnologyoregon data center moratorium
Spokane Council approves 0.1% sales tax increase for public safety building, other investments - Wed, 14 Oct 2026 PSTThe Spokane City Council on Wednesday approved another 0.1% sales tax increase to help pay for a new $18.5 million criminal justice campus, mental health-trained 911 dispatchers and other investments.Spokane Spokesman-Review10d agoWhole story →EconomyJusticespokane sales tax increase vote
Spokane Valley councilman, a Democrat, throws his hat in the state House race against two Republicans - Wed, 21 Oct 2026 PSTSpokane Valley City Councilman Tim Hattenburg says he’s had enough of local Republican candidates disparaging his political party while still wanting his endorsement.Spokane Spokesman-Review3d agoWhole story →Governmentwashington state house election
Spokane Public Schools approves $627 million operating budget for the school year - Mon, 05 Oct 2026 PSTSpokane Public Schools’ budget for 2026-27 grew slightly less than inflation.Spokane Spokesman-Review19d agoWhole story →Educationspokane school budget approval
Greg Abbott halts data center permitting in TexasGov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to halt all permitting for new data centers in Texas.The Dallas Morning News1mo agoWhole story →PlanetTechnologyGreg Abbotttexas data center permitting halt
Mead School Board member and his Democratic challenger are wide apart on the issues for Spokane County House seat - Mon, 05 Oct 2026 PSTA field of six candidates contending for a state House seat in Spokane County is down to two.Spokane Spokesman-Review19d agoWhole story →Governmentwashington state house election
Spokane Council formally opposes student records, trans athlete initiatives - Wed, 14 Oct 2026 PSTThe Spokane City Council officially oppose d two statewide initiatives on ballots this November, one that would ban trans athletes from playing in girls’ sports and another that modifies parental rights of notification for their child’s school records.Spokane Spokesman-Review10d agoWhole story →EducationGovernmentwashington ballot initiatives
