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Along with approving a new police contract (see p. 20), the Spokane City Council approved new rules Monday requiring members of all city boards to be residents of the city.
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Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers is the subject of a possible ethics investigation. The House Ethics Committee is considering whether to pursue the complaint, which alleges she improperly mixed campaign and official funds in winning a 2012 House leadership race.
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Spokane’s new assistant police chief Rick Dobrow does not have the minimum qualifications (a bachelor’s degree and at least five years experience as a lieutenant or captain) the department has outlined for the job, the SpokesmanReview reported this week.
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Amid controversies over LGBT rights, terrorism threats and unfinished accommodations, the Sochi Olympics are underway. At press time, Norway led the medal count.
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James Henrikson, who police say was a business associate of the victim of an apparent murder-for-hire on the South Hill in December, pleaded not guilty to a weapons charge in federal court this week.
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Friends Andrew Kittredge, left, Mark Baker, Brian Connally, and Nick Treadwell play hockey on a frozen pond in Manito Park last Wednesday. Already frigid temperatures dropped to the single digits and below last week in a bitter cold snap. Expect warmer temperatures and possible rain showers in the days ahead.
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