Tuesday, March 3, 2015

MB: Pot trials, gas taxes and another Clinton scandal

Posted By on Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 8:50 AM


HERE

Idaho's expensive boondoggle of a broadband network has collapsed. For many North Idaho school districts, that's a good thing. (Spokesman-Review)

A gas tax increase passes the Republican-controlled Washington Senate. And Democrat Andy Billig voted against it. (Spokesman-Review)

Dispatches from the "Kettle Falls Five" federal marijuana trial by former Inlander reporter Heidi Groover. (The Stranger)

The mural on the empty lot near Division Street has been vandalized. (KXLY)

THERE
Hillary Clinton may have exclusively used her private e-mail account when Secretary of State, a choice that could not only have run afoul of public records law, but may have been a significant security risk. (New York Times)

How Israeli prime minister Bibi Netanyahu and American President Barack Obama had their falling out. (New York Times)

Because cities don't track assaults in taxi cabs, we don't know if they're any safer than an Uber ride. (The Atlantic)

COLLAPSING LIKE SOME KIND OF....
House of Cards' third season started pretty unsatisfyingly. Here's why. (Grantland)

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A lifelong Spokane native, Daniel Walters was a staff reporter for the Inlander from 2009 to 2023. He reported on a wide swath of topics, including business, education, real estate development, land use, and other stories throughout North Idaho and Spokane County.His work investigated deep flaws in the Washington...