Spokane Valley introduces ballot measure to increase city sales tax

Police hiring bill advances in Washington, requiring mix of state and local funds

Washington state is closer to providing new state grants for cities and counties to hire more police officers following a bipartisan vote in the state Senate on Wednesday.

Spokane Valley to ask voters to raise taxes for first time in city's history

(The Center Square) – For the first time in history, Spokane Valley residents will vote on a proposed sales tax increase this August after city officials approved the measure on Tuesday for the upcoming ballot.

Spokane Valley introduces ballot measure to increase city sales tax

The city says the public safety measure would raise sales tax by 0.1% in order to hire at least 10 new police officers as part of its "Police Staffing Plan."

Spokane Valley voters to weigh in on future of city's law enforcement services through sales tax measure on August ballot

Spokane Valley voters will be asked to decide in August if they want to pay a higher sales tax to pay for more policing.