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Spokane County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census , its population was 539,339, making it the fourth-most populous county in Washington. [ 1 ] The largest city and county seat is Spokane , [ 2 ] the second largest city in the state after Seattle .
The Department of Labor and Industries was created by an act of the state legislature in 1921, overseeing industrial insurance, worker safety, and industrial relations. [2] [3] The new agency superseded the Bureau of Labor, created in 1901 to inspect workplaces, and minor state boards and commissions monitoring worker health, safety, and insurance claims.
The Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge is located six miles (10 km) south of Cheney, Washington, on the eastern edge of the Columbia Basin in Spokane County in northeastern Washington. Turnbull NWR encompasses more than 23,000 acres (9,300 ha) of the Channeled Scablands .
Jan. 25—A site long used by the city of Spokane's fleet of snow plows and other vehicles is about to become a very large. multi-family housing complex, according to permit requests submitted ...
The city of Spokane, Spokane Valley and Spokane County issued a news release Wednesday announcing the dashboard with the Spokane Regional Health District. The database reflects a push toward ...
Dec. 12—The Spokane County Library District is seeking a building permit for a new library across from the Spokane Valley City Hall. Spokane-based Integrus Architecture filed the permit with the ...
Spokane's business community hoped to locate the courthouse in the central business district of the city, which was located on the south side of the river. Rural communities in Spokane County advocated for a more rural location, and even threatened to secede and form a new county if a satisfactory site was not chosen.
According to the resolution, the CCA has provided $120 million across Spokane County, with $440 million in long-term funding. The second priority was keeping 911 excise tax revenue under local ...