WATCH: WA test scores still below pre-pandemic levels despite massive student spending
(The Center Square) – Test scores for students in reading and math show slight improvements this year, according to data released this week by the Washington Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, but are still significantly
Spokane Valley may subpoena personal messages in PRA suit, Merkel claims
(The Center Square) – Entrenched in a lawsuit against one of its own, the Spokane Valley City Council plans to subpoena a sitting elected official’s personal communications, the defendant said Friday. The officials voted to sue Councilmember
‘South Hill Rapist’ likely to be released to adult care facility in Federal Way
(The Center Square) – Twenty days from Friday, Spokane’s most notorious criminal is likely to be released from the Special Commitment Center on McNeil Island, and The Center Square has learned that Kevin Coe is expected to
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