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-Review13h agoWhole story →Education
Spokane Public Schools seeks replacement levy in the face of inflation - Mon, 05 Oct 2026 PSTSpokane Public Schools is asking the public to approve a three-year educational programs and operations levy on the November ballot.Spokane Spokesman-Review13h agoWhole story →GovernmentEducation
Ferguson visits Lewis and Clark High School to discuss proposed cell phone banGov. Bob Ferguson doesn’t see a need for cell phones in schools.Spokane Spokesman-Review3d agoWhole story →EducationBob Fergusoncell phone ban proposal
Mexico to propose bill to curb violent social media content after school attackMEXICO CITY – Mexico's government expects to issue a bill next week requiring social media platforms to remove content that incites violence, president Claudia Sheinbaum said on Friday. The announcement comes after Thursday's deadly attack at a school in Mexico's northern Coahuila state, which left a vice principal dead and four people injured. Two…Spokane Spokesman-Review3d agoWhole story →CultureTechnologymexico social media regulation proposal
NY AG Letitia James named special prosecutor in Cornell University gang rape, will take over for local DAGov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday appointed New York Attorney General Letitia James as a special prosecutor to take over the newly reopened investigation into the alleged gang rape of a woman at a Cornell University frat house.Spokane Spokesman-Review4d agoWhole story →JusticeEducationKathy Hochulcornell university rape investigation
Ferguson urges voters to reject potential trans girl athletes banGov. Bob Ferguson called on Washington voters to reject an upcoming ballot initiative that would bar transgender girls from competing in girls sports at K-12 schools. Ferguson’s opposition aligns him with dozens of other groups that are rallying against Initiative 638, including Democratic Sen. Patty Murray, the Greater Seattle Business Association, the…Spokane Spokesman-Review6d agoWhole story →GovernmentEducationBob FergusonPatty Murraywashington ballot initiative
What’s actually in the Senate bill that’s supposed to stop the madness in college sports?The yearslong, multimillion-dollar effort to get Congressional action on college sports passed a historic hurdle Monday night, as the U.S. Senate voted 77-22 to pass the Protect College Sports Act, which could dramatically change the future of the industry by freezing much of the tumult of the last several years.Spokane Spokesman-Review6d agoWhole story →CultureEducationsenate college sports bill passage
The NCAA used to be the villain. Now Congress wants it back in charge | CommentaryBack in the quaint days of 2021, politicians across the country, in both blue and red states, all coalesced around a common enemy: the NCAA. Some 25 states passed bills overriding the NCAA’s longtime ban on athletes earning name, image and likeness (NIL) compensation.Spokane Spokesman-Review6d agoWhole story →CultureGovernmentprotect college sports act passage
