🌱 Spokane Thanks Legislators For Funds + New Parking Ordinances

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First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy. High: 54 Low: 33.

Here are the top three stories in Spokane today:

1. The City of Spokane credited three Eastern Washington legislators for securing millions in state funding for local priorities. Officials posted a note on the city's website thanking Sen. Andy Billig, as well as Reps. Timm Ormsby and Marcus Riccelli. Ormsby was credited for advocating for $2.4 million to help Spokane establish and pilot a program to utilize social justice programs to reduce incarceration rates. (KHQ Right Now)
2. The Spokane Valley City Council is drafting a new ordinance that will outline the city's authority to create no-parking zones and parking prohibitions. Parking problems have grown with the city's population, resulting in the new ordinance. Part of the new code will broaden the city's authority to tow vehicles for a host of reasons. (The Spokesman Review)
3. A Spokane Valley woman and her boyfriend interrupted two men breaking into her garage at the McDonald's Place apartment complex. Brittney Goodman chased the two men with a stun gun, but they got away. There have been a series of break-ins at the complex recently. (KHQ Right Now)

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Today in Spokane:

• Storytime Shorts At North Spokane Library (10:00 AM)
• Free AARP Tax Aide At North Spokane Library (1:00 PM)
• Online Storytime - Live At North Spokane Library (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Watch this Fox 28 news report to learn the current price of gas in Spokane and where to find the lowest prices. (FOX 28 Spokane)
• The Anam Cara Healing Center, a membership-based studio, recently opened its doors in the downtown Spokane historic Symons Block building. The studio offers meditation classes, one-on-one healing sessions, Reiki, workshops, and wellness programs. (The Spokesman Review)
• The Jess Roskelley Foundation added several new climbing structures for children at the Audubon Park playground. The structures have a woodland theme and are primarily for children ages 2-12. (Press Release Desk)

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