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- Spokane City Council approves eviction prevention program as Washington’s eviction filings soar to a historic high for the second year in a row:
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- As the cancellation of protected status for Haitian immigrants loomed, Christians mobilized for those who call Spokane home. The Trump admin's order to terminate their status was stopped by a federal judge Feb. 2. Here are photos from a prayer service for the immigrants.
- RANGE has yet to hear from SPD about why the men were at the event or if they will be disciplined, but it’s unequivocally clear they were violating a policy put in place more than six months ago.
- After being held for more than 7 months at the ICE detention center in Tacoma, Spokane resident Joswar Torres has been released on parole and is coming home to Spokane. Courts ruled on January 29 that Torres had been unlawfully detained, in violation of the Due Process clause of the 5th Amendment.
- CIVICS: Spokane could pass an eviction prevention ordinance this week! Plus, the council will also discuss banning ICE from using all city property, and SPD Chief Hall will talk immigration and homelessness enforcement:
- While it’s still unclear why this letter was re-issued on Jan. 5, it’s likely sparked by increasing national unrest caused by ICE activities. The last time postal workers received a similar letter was during the COVID-19 pandemic and unrest after the murder of George Floyd.
- Police reform advocates win legislative concession in Olympia: As part of its lobbying efforts, The Washington Coalition for Police Accountability convinced a lawmaker to alter a bill the organization believes would weaken law enforcement accountability.
- CIVICS: Mondays no more? Council to discuss meeting Tuesdays instead. Plus, positive momentum on permanent housing for homeless folks, abstinence-focused sex ed at CVSD and new resources for West Plains PFAS contamination:
- After a Spokane activist requested photos of a van used to transport detained immigrants to holding facilities, he got a call from the lawyer of GEO Group, which operates the van. Spokane County had given GEO Group a heads up about the request.
- 2025 saw some big wins for active transportation infrastructure in Spokane, but we also got some delays. For 2026, expect more traffic calming, connections between beloved trails and maybe even the completion of the Children of the Sun bridge? (🤞) Read more here:
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- 57 years ago Martin Luther King Jr. called for a multiracial struggle to spur a “radical revolution of values.” Today, it’s clear why: the fight for justice requires an army bigger than just those directly oppressed. It will take race traitors and class traitors. It will take all of us.
- Students at 6 Spokane schools walked out of class to protest ICE agents’ mistreatment of immigrants and the killing of Renee Nicole Good by a Minneapolis ICE agent. While covering the LCHS event, Pascal felt hope and was reminded of the importance of student-led organizing.
- In a special session yesterday, Spokane City Council voted to accept a million dollar police grant from the Department of Justice. Out of 39 conditions, 1 requires police to give federal law enforcement information on immigrants and violates the Keep Washington Working Act.
- Rep. Hunter Abell covers WA's 7th District, which spans across Pend Oreille, Stevens, Ferry, and parts of Spokane and Grant counties. Abell gave RANGE his priorities for this legislative session, including private cemeteries and making English the official state language.
- Meeting info for the special session where council will discuss whether or not to accept the $1 million community policing grant from the Department of Justice that comes with some pretty Trump-ian conditions like banning DEI and requiring immigrant data handover:
- We are posted up outside LC High School here in Spokane, where hundreds of students have walked out of their class in protest of ICE. LC is one of six schools across the Spokane participating in the walkout, which was organized at a lunch table last Thursday.
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- Idaho's 2026 legislative session starts today, so we're republishing a guide from Idaho Ed News on the subject! They created a guide that focuses on education, including key dates, relevant committees, and ways you can get involved in the process. Read more below:
- CIVICS: Community action, new members and big items tonight at Spokane City Council's first meeting of the year. Plus, Spokane Falls Boulevard redesign and Spokane County takes accountability for PFAS.
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- Info on a few local events that we found after the publication of our story yesterday:
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