Trump aims to defund public media, impacting rural residents most, including in Washington and Idaho www.inlander.com/news/trump-a...

With ICE detentions on the rise and immigrants fearful of coercion, Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed into law many immigrant protection bills. www.inlander.com/news/new-was...

When two protests against deportation actions by federal agents met up on Washington Street Wednesday evening, the city issued a curfew and multiple police agencies filed into the area to push protesters away from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility.

A former city councillor in Spokane, WA trying to stop the deportation of two young men w/work permits called for help sitting in front of the ICE bus. He'd just become the legal guardian of the 21-YO asylum seeker from Venezuela & saw both detained at ICE check-ins www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

It is a humbling thing to request numbers on how well your book is selling and see how very, very long you have to go before you get paid. 🫣 Please allow me to make a plug for Blazing Eye Sees All —  bookshop.org/p/books/blaz...

Get high, get high grades? www.inlander.com/news/a-canna...

A new Idaho law prohibits cities from flying flags of other countries. Here is how one city demonstrated solidarity with its neighbors to the North.

The 2026 discretionary budget proposes eliminating the $3.3 billion Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), which is administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. A look at how these cuts are impacting Spokane:

Here's a story highlighting how research will positively impact the recycling of wind turbines. www.inlander.com/special-guid...

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@lukebaumgarten.bsky.social is such a girlboss anti-capitalist that he laid *himself* to try to buy RANGE time to fix a cash flow issue 😭🥺 when do you ever see a boss lay themselves off? Anyways it’s a pretty scary time to be a journalist. Help us survive because the community needs us now 💜

Many Spokane residents are unfazed by the broken record of threatened (or real) delays in completing the North Spokane Corridor, which broke ground in 2001. The construction project could have been paused again due to a $1 billion deficit in the state transportation budget for the next biennium.

Since taking office on Jan. 20, President Donald Trump has signed 144 executive orders (and counting), many of which are already facing legal challenges alleging constitutional violations. www.inlander.com/news/washing...

White smoke puffed from a chimney above the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, signaling that the 133 cardinals sequestered inside for two days have elected a new pope. Follow live updates. nyti.ms/4iRTk2c

A federal judge temporarily blocked Idaho from enforcing two new crimes created through a new Texas-style immigration enforcement bill. #idleg #idpol

Washington state will prohibit medical debt for Washingtonians from being reported to credit reporting agencies. www.inlander.com/news/washing...

Pope Francis challenged all of us to be better, more loving, more caring toward those too often forgotten. No matter our differences, His Holiness said, ‘We must meet one another doing good.’ I join my fellow Catholics in mourning him, and praying for his eternal peace.

I've always been critical of the Catholic Church for many reasons. The progressive and humble Pope Francis helped strengthen my connection to the institution. He had his issues (like all of mankind) but did a lot for his flock.

From ancient origins to backyard traditions, the confetti-filled eggs carry centuries of history in every crack.

"Hybrid nonprofit" 🧐

Washington is experiencing a tough budget deficit, inflation is easing but still high as people feel pinched at the grocery store, and financial institutions nationwide are forecasting a recession closer to the end of this year, all of which could have real impacts on the average Washingtonian.

In 1862, a Union soldier found cigars wrapped in a piece of paper in a field of clover. The paper was a copy of Confederate Gen. Lee's invasion orders. The Southern sloppiness helped the Union stop Lee at Antietam. It's unknown who lost the orders in the field, or if he was related to Pete Hegseth.

Hey could everyone involved in local politics please sync up, take a week off, put your phone in a lock box, and do nothing so that I, your Spokane city hall journo, can catch up on everything? Thank you 🙏🏻

"They had visited the Inland Northwest at the start of the COVID pandemic and moved here in late 2021 because Jeison said the cost of living was cheaper and work was more plentiful."

Lady Gaga dropped an album, and it's time to forget about politics for the next 72 hours.

Lately, I find myself diving deeper into Tolkien literature to decompress from the news and how wild things are lately.

It's been f—ing cold. With that in mind, we thought we'd help you get through this frigid spell with a collection of wintery songs to make the dark days a bit more bearable.

A few weeks ago, @victorcorral.bsky.social and I accompanied Spokane Valley’s homeless outreach team on a ride-along to find out more about what they do for this week’s issue of @inlander.com.

Spokane Valley’s homeless outreach team helps direct people to services, even as city ramps up camping bans www.inlander.com/news/spokane...

If this bill isn’t scheduled for a hearing in its committee of origin by tomorrow, it will die. If you have a vested interest in seeing this bill forward, you can call the chair of the Health Care & Wellness Committee, Rep. Dan Bronoske at (360) 786-7958.

"Today we were informed by the White House that if AP did not align its editorial standards with President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, AP would be barred from accessing an event in the Oval Office." www.ap.org/the-definiti...

“I have to carry around my tribal enrollment papers in my pocket at all times so I don’t get harassed by racist ICE. That is the reality for Indigenous peoples right now.” www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

We know armed officers are asking people in Spokane for their “papers.” Still, immigration orgs encourage people to “spread power, not panic” sharing only verified ICE sightings since social media posts can spread fear. www.inlander.com/news/spokane... Story by @victorcorral.bsky.social

Chicago, baby.

CleanHub, a company focused on combating plastic pollution, estimates that 24 million metric tons of CO2 emissions are attributed to e-commerce returns yearly. The National Retail Federation reports that retailers expect 16% of their goods to be returned.

In 1889, Spokane was an early adopter of the electric streetcar in the United States, just eight years after Berlin, Germany, began the first-ever commercial electric streetcar operations.

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This week, Trump made it extremely clear: his admin is coming for transgender people and their rights. Our partners @19thnews.org broke down the first slate of executive orders targeting transgender people, and where he'll likely run into legal trouble.

Leer en español aquí 🔽 rangemedia.co/inmigracion-...

With the fatigue of keeping up with Presidential news, I want to reshare an article on what nonprofits are doing to help those seeking pathways to residency. #latino #immigrant www.inlander.com/news/immigra...

Shoutout to Idaho firefighters.

Breaking News: Fierce winds spread wildfires near the Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles, threatening homes and closing part of the Pacific Coast Highway. Forecasters warned that this would most likely be the most destructive windstorm since 2011. Follow live updates.

Happy birthday to our beloved Professor J. R. R. Tolkien. Your life and legacy continues to inspire people.. 📖🤍

Washington lawmakers prepare for the upcoming legislative session in a budget year with a new governor. www.inlander.com/news/washing...

The flu virus fucks... By which I mean, if two different strains of flu are present in a single animal, they can both infect one cell and when they repackage themselves, the result is a bunch of virus particles with shared elements from each viral genome.