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By Raquel Mustillo SHADOW Primary Industries and Regional Development Minister Clare Scriven says the State Government is failing to deliver its election commitment to double the economic value of the forestry industry. 
But the State Government has struck back, saying Ms Scriven’s claim that the government was unlikely to reach its election target was “completely false”. 
In this year’s budget estimates hearings, Labor parliamentarian Susan Close quizzed Primary Industries and Regional Development Minister David Basham on forestry, including a 9.24pc decline on the value of fore...

By Nina Culver The Spokesman-Review The news that the Christmas Bureau would be handing out vouchers this year instead of toys and books hit hard, and some in the community have questioned whether organizers explored every avenue before putting the toys and books in storage to wait until next year. Christmas Bureau Coordinator Sierra Heinen said many options were considered over the summer before organizers settled on mailing food vouchers and handing out toys in a drive-thru event at the Spokane County Fairgrounds. But days before volunteers were to begin unboxing and assembling...