Spokane Valley may ask state lawmakers to roll up a local option tax on cannabis

(The Center Square) – Feeling the squeeze, Spokane Valley may ask the state to allow cities to impose a local sales tax on cannabis, which would raise the existing 37% rate to offset future budget deficits. The
Op-Ed: How AI can help take regulatory reforms to the next level

Across our region, policymakers have been taking action that significantly moves the economic needle: cutting waste and trimming red tape. It’s a key reason Idaho, Montana and Wyoming regularly show up among the least-regulated states in the
Flashback: Ari Hoffman interviews Charlie Kirk on Faith, Judeo-Christian Values, and Reaching America’s Youth

My first time broadcasting from Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona, in December 2021, I was fortunate enough to interview Charlie Kirk. He saw my kippah and immediately began reminiscing about his last trip to Israel.
Latest carbon auction raises $446M as WA experiences highest gas prices in nation

(The Center Square) – Washington state’s most recent carbon auction brought in an estimated $446 million, according to results released by the state Department of Ecology. As of Friday, Washington state has the highest gas prices in
JD Vance escorts Charlie Kirk’s casket home as wife Usha walks hand-in-hand with widow Erika
FBI release video, images of person of interest amid manhunt for Charlie Kirk’s killer

The FBI announced it is offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to the identification and arrest of the person responsible for the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the founder of the conservative youth activist
Colorado police identify 16yo student who shot two high schoolers and died from self-inflected gunshot wound

Authorities confirmed on Thursday that the student who opened fire Wednesday at a high school in suburban Denver, injuring two other students, died Wednesday night of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The incident was reported shortly after 12:30
Four arrested in connection with shooting of Florida State linebacker Ethan Pritchard

Authorities have taken four people into custody in relation to the shooting of Florida State freshman linebacker Ethan Pritchard, which occurred late last month (per The Associated Press.). The Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced Wednesday that
NCAA pursues additional sports-betting cases against 13 former men’s basketball players at six schools

The NCAA is widening its investigation into sports wagering among student-athletes, announcing on Thursday that 13 former men’s basketball players from six universities are now facing potential violations. According to the organization, the players — whose names
See Matthew McConaughey, America Ferrera in the trailer for ‘The Lost Bus’

In the first trailer for the new film The Lost Bus, Matthew McConaughey plays a bus driver attempting to rescue a stranded teacher and her class of 23 students. McConaughey answers a distress call for a classroom