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Mayor Woodward’s interim city attorney never submitted for council approval, conflict on the rise | News

SPOKANE, Wash. — The Mayor’s Office and Spokane City Council are at odds over a few of Mayor Nadine Woodward’s interim employees who have never been submitted for council approval, including the mayor’s interim city attorney.   “If this interim city attorney stays in office until the end of the mayor’s term, that will be 19 […]

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Spokane City Council to consider capping 3rd-party food delivery fees | #citycouncil

SPOKANE, Wash. – Changes could be coming to the way food delivery platforms can charge fees to restaurants. The Spokane City Council will consider a law at its Monday legislative meeting that would cap the amount those services can charge restaurants to 15% of the total cost of the meal. Service providers would be allowed […]

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Mayor

“It’s the worst news anybody can hear.” Spokane Mayor Woodward reflects on SPD officer shot

SPOKANE, Wash.- As Hoopfest was winding down, Mayor Nadine Woodward said she was at home, settling down for a nice evening. That’s when she heard a knock on her door. She says her Communication Director, Brian Coddington, was at the door with terrible news. A Spokane Police Officer had been shot. “I put my hand […]

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