(The Center Square) – As the number of homes and other structures destroyed by wildfires in Spokane climbed past 900 on Thursday, state lawmakers from both parties are coming together with a plan to cut the red tape in bringing help to those who lost everything.
The Senate’s leading Democrat and Republican on the state capital budget committee are pledging to work together to provide money in the upcoming 2027-29 capital budget for Spokane homeowners devastated by the Aug 1 fire and other parts of Washington.
More than 900 structures have been impacted and that number is expected to rise, authorities said Thursday…