Michael Cathcart

An interim change to Spokane’s zoning codes now under consideration would broaden where townhomes, tiny homes, duplexes and other multi-unit housing can be built. The goal is to ease the city’s housing shortage and encourage home ownership, according to city leaders.

The Spokane City Council on Monday night approved a new plan to combat climate change locally. The proposal updates the city’s sustainability plan from…

A new study quantifies the economic and workforce impact of people who moved to Spokane from other countries.The report was issued last week by New…

A Spokane city councilwoman has announced she won't run for a second term. That move inserts some intrigue in a council district that commonly elects…

The Spokane City Council voted Monday to indefinitely put off a decision about whether to add fluoride to the city’s drinking water. But it did decide to…

Water fluoridation may be in the city of Spokane’s future.The city council is considering a request by dentists to fluoridate the city’s water supply. The…

The Spokane City Council has adopted principles it says the city will consider as it operates its part of the county’s criminal justice system.The…

Today on the Inland Journal podcast, we put a wrap on the 2019 municipal election for the city of Spokane and some of the other cities in Spokane County.…

SPR's public affairs program, Inland Journal, will feature four one-hour election programs this week, Monday-Thursday at 6 pm on KSFC FM 91.9.Monday:…

Spokane city voters will decide not only a mayor’s race and four city council races, they’ll also decide two propositions. One of them is designed to…