Eliza Billingham
ReporterEliza Billingham is a full-time news reporter for SPR. She earned her master’s degree in journalism from Boston University, where she was selected as a fellow with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting to cover an illegal drug addiction treatment center in Hanoi, Vietnam. She’s spent her professional career in Spokane, covering everything from rent crises and ranching techniques to City Council and sober bartenders. Originally from the Chicago suburbs, she’s lived in Vietnam, Austria and Jerusalem and will always be a slow runner and a theology nerd.
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Plus, the Washington House approves a ban on masks for law enforcement. And the Colbert Superfund site still needs significant attention. -
Plus, what do new immigration enforcement ordinances in Spokane really mean? And it turns out Washington's tech leaders are pushing both for and against the state's proposed income tax. -
Plus, Newport loses hundreds of thousands of dollars to scammers, and state lawmakers in Olympia and Boise fight over where and how much spending to cut to tackle budget deficits in both states. -
Plus, elected officials across the Northwest are reacting to the Trump administration's military strikes in Iran, and the Washington legislature approves operating, capital and transportation budgets. -
The Spokane poet and teacher releases her first memoir investigating an off-the-grid childhood. -
Plus, Washington moves to base state public health advice on medical evidence, not federal guidance, while the Panhandle Health District is looking to shift its focus away from infectious disease prevention. -
Whitney Bryen from Investigate West tells us about new developments as the publication looks into sexual assault claims against Idaho prison guards. Washington Lands Commissioner Dave Upthegrove talks about protecting public lands from state budget cuts. Spokane author Maya Jewell Zeller writes about being "Raised by Ferns." -
Plus, a farmer, policymaker and business owner from the Northwest react to the latest tariff drama, and Democrats are moving quickly on a proposed income tax for the state's top earners. -
Plus, "millionaires' tax" advocates allege fraud at state legislative hearings. And Spokane turns police dollars into cash relief for immigrants. -
Plus, Idaho filing week starts today. And Spokane will likely move on a citywide kratom ban tonight.
