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SPR's Inland Journal for April 24, 2025

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When the Washington Supreme Court tossed out Spokane’s voter-approved, anti-camping measure, Proposition 1, City Council members Michael Cathcart and Jonathan Bingle called the ruling “an insult to the people of Spokane and our overall democratic process."
SPR’s Owen Henderson sat down with Michael Cecil, an assistant professor of law at Gonzaga University, to talk about the Prop 1 decision and what happens when public opinion doesn’t align with judicial rulings.

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Rep. Mary Dye (R-Pomeroy)
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Rep. Mary Dye (R-Pomeroy)

The Washington legislature is due to end its 2025 session on Sunday. This week, the House and Senate have debated and voted on various budgets and the taxes proposed to help balance them.

Recently, Rep. Mary Dye and I talked about taxes and budgets. And then our conversation turned to…littering.

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When we think of Spokane’s greatest athletic contributors, we think of people like about Basketball Hall of Famer John Stockton, Baseball Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg, Bloomsday founder Don Kardong.

But David Greig and Teresa Skinner belong right up there. They are the co-founders of Parasport Spokane, an organization that trains and sponsors elite-level athletes with disabilities.

Paralympic sports have become more popular, not only around the world, but also in the Inland Northwest. Parasport Spokane’s David Greig joins us in the studio.

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Doug Nadvornick has spent most of his 30+-year radio career at Spokane Public Radio and filled a variety of positions. He is currently the program director and news director. Through the years, he has also been the local Morning Edition and All Things Considered host (not at the same time). He served as the Inland Northwest correspondent for the Northwest News Network, based in Coeur d’Alene. He created the original program grid for KSFC. He has also served for several years as a board member for Public Media Journalists Association. During his years away from SPR, he worked at The Pacific Northwest Inlander, Washington State University in Spokane and KXLY Radio.

Owen Henderson is a 2023 graduate of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he studied journalism with minors in Spanish and theater. Before joining the team at SPR, he worked as the Weekend Edition host for Illinois Public Media, as well as reporting on the arts and LGBTQ+ issues. Having grown up in the Midwest, he’s excited to get acquainted with the Inland Northwest and all that it has to offer. When he’s not in the newsroom or behind the mic, you can find Owen out on the trails hiking or in his kitchen baking bread.