ON INLANDER.COM
NEWS: Despite a
USA Today map that said otherwise, Pioneer Human Services is
not housing immigrant children separated from their families in Spokane. Neither, for that matter, is Martin Hall Juvenile Detention Center.
NEWS: State law requires juvenile courts to notify school principals when a student commits a crime. But an audit
found no evidence that Spokane County Juvenile Court did so.
IN OTHER NEWS
WSU quarterback had CTE
An autopsy revealed that Tyler Hilinski, the Washington State University quarterback who took his own life earlier this year,
had signs of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, or CTE. The degenerative brain disease found in athletes, primarily football players, is the result of repetitive brain trauma. Here are his parents speaking about the results
on the
Today show. (ESPN)
Travel ban upheld
President Trump's travel ban, which barred people from entering the U.S. from five mainly Muslim countries, was
upheld this morning by the U.S. Supreme Court. Trump called it a "tremendous victory for the American People and the Constitution" and a "profound vindication following months of hysterical commentary from the media and Democratic politicians who refuse to do what it takes to secure our border and our country." (NPR)
Trade war backfires
In response to tariffs that the European Union imposed from Trump's trade war, Harley-Davidson announced it would
move some of its production overseas. Trump lashed out on
Twitter. (
New York Times)
Housing for parking
With Spokane City Council looking for more housing, the council voted last night to
suspend minimum parking requirements. (KXLY)