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Cash for the city’s Municipal Courts + creating a new Drug Court
Welcome to CIVICS, where we break down the week’s municipal meetings throughout the Inland Northwest, so you can get involved and speak out about the issues you care about. Some things that stick out to us this week include:
Defendant pleads no contest in shooting of Native activist at protest of Spanish conquistador statue
A New Mexico man pleaded no contest Monday to reduced charges of aggravated battery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in the shooting of a Native American activist during demonstrations about abandoned plans to reinstall a statue of a Spanish conquistador.Ryan David Martinez skuttled his scheduled trial this week at the outset of jury selection on previous charges including attempted murder. Under terms of the plea arrangement, he accepted a combined 9 1/2-year sentence but ultimately would serve four years in prison with two years' parole if he complies with terms including restitution. Prosecutors agreed to dismiss...
Spokane mayor reflects on challenges, misperceptions during first year in office
(The Center Square) – Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown is rounding the final corner of her first year in office; from balancing a budget deficit to mitigating an opioid and homelessness crisis, her hands are full. Brown recently sat down with The Center Square to discuss her first year in office and the administration’s biggest hurdles. Much of what she does is informed by the city’s general fund deficit, which she attributes to the prior administration’s lack of long-term planning. ...
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