(The Center Square) – Facing $8 million in penalties, the Spokane City Council requested an exemption on Monday for a local Waste-to-Energy facility, subject to the state’s Climate Commitment Act in 2027.
The plea topped a list of state legislative priorities that the officials approved on Monday. Other issues include expanding tax-deferral programs that convert parking lots into affordable housing, increasing funding for homelessness and police, bolstering what many call the state’s “sanctuary” law, and more.
Spokane requested a CCA exemption for the 2025 legislative session, too, but it never came to fruition as the Democratic majority was focused on closing a massive budget deficit. Councilmembers Michael Cathcart and Jonathan Bingle, the two fiscal conservatives, were the only ones to vote against the list…