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Spokane Mayoral candidate Lisa Brown released this statement pertaining to what was talked about in Mondays press conference.

SPOKANE, Wash. -- The Geiger Corrections Facility could be retiring if voters say yes to a new jail tax that would add two more facilities on the Spokane County Courthouse

The deal puts a small share of the project's total costs onto Spokane County's shoulders, but commissioners were divided in their reactions to the proposal.

The two complaints stemmed from a video former sheriff Ozzie Knezovich recorded at a county facility and uploaded to the official sheriff’s YouTube channel criticizing local legislators, Black community leaders and a candidate for the board of County Commissioners.

In a tense Tuesday meeting, the Spokane County Board of Commissioners voted to make Mary Kuney their next chair.This is the first year the county has five commissioners, and the first-year elections were held in districts, instead of county wide.

SPOKANE, Wash – Just hours after the Spokane County Commissioners elected a new chair, two of the commissioners criticized the choice, saying their fellow Republican will be an ineffective leader.

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The Spokane County Commissioners have voted to hold an election to fund a new jail.

In January, two Democrats will join the Spokane County Board of Commissioners' three sitting, re-elected Republicans — bringing the total number of commissioners to five...

The violations stem from a video posted to the sheriff’s office YouTube channel which Knezovich criticized a county commission candidate and recently passed police reform laws.