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SPOKANE (AP) — The Spokane City Council has voted to confirm longtime police officer Craig Meidl as the new leader of the city's police department. The Spokesman-Review reports that the council's vote Monday comes after the city put up $28,000 to find a replacement police chief...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The Spokane City Council is reviewing the appointment of the new police chief after the mayor bypassed the selection process and named the head of the police department without council approval. The Spokesman-Review reports that councilors will consider Police Chief Craig Meidl's appointment at an Aug...

While Yakima has had an ordinance to regulate "sex-spresso" coffee stands and what their baristas wear on the job for some time now, the issue came up recently in front of the Spokane city council.

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The next time the Spokane City Council considers a tax increase, it will take five of seven votes to pass. City voters in Tuesday's election approved a proposition calling for a supermajority threshold for a tax hike...