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Luke Baumgarten
BILLS COMING DUE
ADDITIONAL CONTEXT | We’re eyeing potential legislation in our state and beyond, examining police reform rollbacks, and celebrating a win for free…
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Elissa Ball
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Luke Baumgarten
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Valerie Osier
The Grift of Gab
Far-right Comic and “Holistic Coach” JP Sears Left a Wake of Concerns After His November Shows at Spokane Comedy Club.
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Elissa Ball
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The Man of No Mandates
Even before his censure last Monday, freshman City Council member Jonathan Bingle was preparing his next battlefield: bringing a resolution preemptively…
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Luke Baumgarten
Venti Union With Extra Whip, Please
ADDITIONAL CONTEXT | Two WA companies are union-busting, a very Haskell "apology," and bad news on the criminal legal reform front.
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Elissa Ball
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Luke Baumgarten
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Valerie Osier

January 2022

Falling Stock(ton)
ADDITIONAL CONTEXT | This week: John Stockton, green energy at odds with tribal sovereignty, the nursing crisis that preceded covid, and pickles.
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Elissa Ball
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Luke Baumgarten
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Valerie Osier
Lesley, Nope.
Which has been worse for people of color in Spokane County, Lesley Haskell's words, or Larry Haskell's actions?
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Luke Baumgarten
Well-Planned Basement Tapes
Listen now (107 min) | Spokane's new Planning Director, Spencer Gardner, chatted with Luke about his planning philosophy all the way back in 2019.
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Latino voters file lawsuit over Washington redistricting plan
A coalition of Yakima Valley voters says the redrawn 15th Legislative District dilutes Latino voter strength by excluding key Latino communities.
Mr. Billig Goes to (Olympia) Washington
The Senate Majority Leader from Spokane on 2021 and what to expect from the legislature in 2022
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December 2021

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