Author Archives: aaronw

01 May
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Thanks for attending our town hall!

Friends and Neighbors,  I want to thank everyone who took the time to attend our 3rd Legislative District Town Hall at Spokane Community College last week. I always appreciate the opportunity to hear directly from constituents and hear your ideas about how we ...

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29 Apr
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Spokesman-Review: ‘Getting kids off screens’: Spokane County shows off renewed Plantes Ferry Sports Complex

A new soccer venue is ready for competition just as the FIFA World Cup arrives in Washington. Instead of global superstars, however, the recently redone pitch will soon be run across by panting elementary and middle school athletes. Spokane County ...

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23 Apr
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Spokesman-Review: ‘We are the soccer heartbeat of the Inland Northwest’: Officials kick off summer of celebration ahead of World Cup

Look hard enough and signs of the pending arrival of the Egyptian National team ahead of the 2026 World Cup already can be seen around town. Crews scraped the grass playing surface from Luger Field on the Gonzaga University campus ...

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21 Apr
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REMINDER: Town Hall on Thursday night

Dear Friends and Neighbors,  I hope you will be able to join us on Thursday evening for a 3rd Legislative District Town Hall from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Spokane Community College’s Lair Auditorium. I will join Representatives Timm Ormsby and Natasha Hill to ...

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20 Apr
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KREM: WA Senator Marcus Riccelli confirms Spokane as World Cup base camp for Egypt

Spokane is hosting Egypt as a Team Base Camp for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, according to Washington Senator Marcus Riccelli (D-Spokane) and the Spokane City Council. Headlining the Egyptian national team is superstar attacker Mohamed Salah. The forward plays ...

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02 Apr
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Catching up on recent legislative coverage

Friends and neighbors,  This year’s legislative session included several important new laws and investments for our community here in Spokane and across the state. I’ve had the opportunity to discuss some of these major developments over the last few weeks, and I want ...

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02 Apr
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KREM: Spokane County breaks ground on new $21M substance use, behavioral crisis recovery center

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — Spokane County leaders celebrated the groundbreaking of a new behavioral crisis and substance use recovery center on Thursday morning. The county says the Prevention, Assessment, Treatment, and Healing (PATH) Crisis Relief and Sobering Center is a $21 million ...

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31 Mar
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KHQ: Property tax relief for Spokane seniors as new bill takes effect

SPOKANE, Wash. A newly signed bill is bringing property tax relief to approximately 50,000 individuals across Washington State. Governor Ferguson signed SB 6162 Monday afternoon, to go into effect for the 2027 tax year. The law raises income exemptions for property taxes, allowing ...

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29 Mar
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Spokane Public Radio: Spokane has robust medical education. Its residency programs are working to catch up.

Spokane is home to two medical schools. The University of Washington trains students here for their first year-and-a-half, in conjunction with Gonzaga University. Washington State University’s medical school is based in Spokane and it trains students in Spokane, Richland, Everett ...

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25 Mar
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Spokesman-Review: New Washington law blocks counties from turning over voter data sought by federal government

OLYMPIA – Gov. Bob Ferguson signed legislation Wednesday that restricts counties from sharing information about Washington voters, including names, dates of birth, addresses and either a driver’s license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number upon ...

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