(The Center Square) – After launching a probe into her peer last year, Spokane Valley Councilmember Jessica Yaeger said on Tuesday that she now faces a similar investigation over her use of social media.
Voters elected Yaeger and Councilmember Al Merkel to the council in November 2023, with both taking a seat on the dais in January 2024. Soon after, the two found themselves constantly at odds. Merkel’s use of social media to allegedly discuss city business was usually at the forefront, but now it’s Yaeger.
She filed a complaint against Merkel last year, which led to an independent investigation that found he “more likely than not” violated the state’s Public Records Act. A hearing examiner ultimately supported the findings, and now the dais is attempting to sue Merkel into compliance while requesting old posts…