Ted Cummings and David Green, candidates for county commissioner, issue this statement on the Board of Health. Ted & David are in favor of science-based decisions with respect to public health. For instance, they previously…
We are exceedingly disappointed with the apparent departure of Dr. Bob Lutz as Spokane Regional Health District Health Officer. In our opinion, Dr. Lutz has ably served the residents of Spokane County with his leadership…
Ted and David have each chosen to run because an all-Republican board of commissioners has made decisions in the county for nearly 10 years. And we’re seeing the consequences: Our county’s leaders have reduced the…
All three of our all-Republican county commissioners are voting members of the regional health district’s Board of Health. It’s an important job. For instance, here’s the district’s mission statement: “As a leader and partner in…
Commissioners are both the legislative and executive branches of our county government. And they have great power over appointments to local boards and commissions. We are in a global health crisis, the worst in over…
On Friday, August 20, 2020, the Washington Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Spokane county’s three (all-Republican) commissioners cannot stop Substitute House Bill 2887 (SHB 2887). Along with other provisions, the bill added two commissioners to counties…
Spokane County helps to fund the Spokane Regional Health District. (The county commissioners and their appointees comprise six of the district’s 12-member Board of Health). Over the last 10 years, the health district allocations have…