Today's Headlines:
- Renters in Spokane could soon be getting some new protections as the city considers more regulation of rental companies and landlords.
- Mayor Lisa Brown wants Spokane to ban the unregulated drug kratom.
- Indigenous advocates are trying to fill a hole in data about traumatic brain injuries and domestic abuse among Native women.
- Afghan immigrants in Washington say they fear deportation despite having legal status.
- STA is launching a reduced fare program for low-income riders.
- A CDA senator wants Idaho to look at states like Pennsylvania when reforming its child custody laws.
- Some UW graduate programs are reducing their admissions—or pausing them altogether.
And from our partner station Northwest Public Broadcasting, reporter Rachel Sun brings us a closer look at ways landowners and land managers are working to educate people on prescribed burns and build fire resistance.
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SPR News Today is a production of Spokane Public Radio.
Reporting contributed by Eliza Billingham, Noel Gasca, Owen Henderson, Doug Nadvornick and Anna Marie Yanny.
The show is hosted and produced by Owen Henderson.
