Analysis: What a Fed rate hike would mean for the U.S. economy and inflationFederal Reserve officials have signaled they’re prepared to raise interest rates if inflation doesn’t improve soon, but they may find their main policy tool will do little to restrain some of the forces pushing up prices now. The consumer price index report due Friday is poised to determine whether policymakers will lift rates next week, with officials…Spokane Spokesman-Review25d agoWhole story →CommerceEconomyfed rate hike decision
Idahoans were arrested while protesting anti-trans bills. Now, they’re going to trialThe group of nine had been camped out in the Idaho governor’s office for hours, begging for a meeting with Gov. Brad Little. It was April 1, the day after Transgender Day of Visibility. It was also the day after the governor signed what the ACLU of Idaho has called the most extreme bathroom ban in the country, making it a crime for a transgender person…Spokane Spokesman-Review26d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentBrad Littleidaho trans rights protests
Pence showed courage, civility at a pivotal moment in country's historyEastern Washington sent Tom Foley to Congress for 30 years. In that span the country adopted Medicare, put a man on the moon, fought in Vietnam, and watched the Soviet Union fall.Spokane Spokesman-Review26d agoWhole story →HealthEconomyfoley award ceremony
Baumgartner and Conroy face off on Iran, Israel and tariffs at Spokesman debateForeign policy took center stage in the first debate between Republican Congressman Michael Baumgartner and Democrat Carmela Conroy on Wednesday.Spokane Spokesman-Review26d agoWhole story →SecurityMichael Baumgartnercongressional debate
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman appears in GOP convention video praising Trump on supporting steelworkersDALLAS — In a remarkable move for a Democratic lawmaker, U.S. Sen. John Fetterman on Wednesday appeared in a video at the Republican midterms convention — an event specifically designed to boost GOP candidates this fall — in a way that praised President Donald Trump for his support of Pennsylvania steelworkers. The video was a clear escalation of a…Spokane Spokesman-Review26d agoWhole story →EconomyGovernmentJohn Fettermanrepublican midterms convention
