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Mayor Lisa Brown defends Spokane's response to ICE protest, pledges after-action review
Mayor Brown defended Spokane’s response to an ICE protest, citing protesters’ rights, police restraint, and a downtown curfew ...
Anti-ICE protests break out in Spokane after councilmember calls for support of asylum seeker
Mayor Lisa Brown declared a state of emergency after protesters failed to cooperate with a curfew.
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Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown pivots to smaller sales tax proposal for November ballot
July 8, 2024 Updated Wed., Sept. 4, 2024 at 1 p.m. Mayor Lisa Brown speaks during a news conference earlier this year. On Monday, she announced a plan to ask voters in November for a sales tax ...
Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown, Police Chief Kevin Hall speak amid anti-ICE protest in downtown
Mayor Lisa Brown and Spokane Police Chief Kevin Hall address the gathering of people in downtown Spokane protesting against ...
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After being eliminated from the city’s budget over a decade ago, Mayor Lisa Brown wants Spokane Arts back in the city
Almost exactly 12 years to the day after the Arts Department was eliminated from the city’s budget, Mayor Lisa Brown is planning for Spokane Arts — the nonprofit created as a result of the ...