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‘Move along’: Businesses ask to make it easier to remove loitering homeless downtown, want more police resources
As the Spokane City Council prepares to reform local homelessness laws, a slate of business groups has asked for carve-outs ...
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Spokane mayor encourages joyful and safe Pride celebrations ahead of parade, planned protests
Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown issued a statement ahead of Pride festivities this weekend. Spokane Pride is hosting a Pride Parade downtown on Saturday, celebrating th ...
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Mayor Lisa Brown releases statements about Pride celebrations and No Kings rallies
Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown uploaded a post to her personal Facebook expressing her hopes for Pride celebrations, her support ...
The fallout from 2 ICE arrests in Spokane: ‘We’re in a terrible Catch-22’
How did just two detentions of migrants at an ICE check-in touch off a major backlash in Spokane, leading to 30 arrests? It's ...
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Spokane mayor defends decision to deploy police during protests
Once Spokane police did arrive en masse and protesters refused to disperse from the immediate area surrounding the ICE ...
Spokane leaders aim to quell misinformation and distrust after immigration protests
Just days after dozens of people were arrested after clashing with law enforcement at an immigration protest in downtown ...
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Spokane Sheriff: DHS called me, not SPD, as protesters surrounded ICE facility
In Spokane, protests erupted over immigration policies, leading to clashes between demonstrators and police at an ICE ...
City of Spokane leaders asking for independent review from Office of the Police Ombuds regarding ICE protests
Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown and Spokane Police Chief Kevin Hall are asking for a review of what happened Wednesday night in ...
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Spokane Mayor and Police Chief ask for independent review of June 11 law enforcement actions
Mayor Lisa Brown and Spokane Police Chief Kevin Hall have asked the Office of the Police Ombuds (OPO) to do an independent review of the actions taken ...
Nationwide protests against immigration raids escalate, leading to arrests and curfews
Protests over federal immigration enforcement raids are flaring up around the country, and officials in cities large and ...
Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown defends difficult decision to deploy police during Wednesday protests in order to avoid National Guard response
As immigration protests broke out downtown Wednesday night, Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown had to strike a balance, not wanting to appear to be assisting or condoning the actions of federal immigration ...