Spokane Valley voters will be asked to decide this August if they want to pay a higher sales tax to pay for more policing.

Spokane Valley residents will vote on two taxes this August after local officials approved another for the ballot on Tuesday ...

5 ballot in an effort to bolster the Spokane Valley Police Department. Councilman Al Merkel cast the lone dissenting vote. Councilman Ben Wick was absent from the meeting. The tax, if approved ...

For the first time in history, Spokane Valley residents will vote on a proposed sales tax increase this August after city ...

A third such large tax increase that we've had here in Spokane Valley in the last couple years," Councilmember Al Merkel said. Merkel argues that while he agrees the city needs the officers ...

The Spokane Valley City Council voted 5-1 on the landmark ... We absolutely need the officers,” Councilmember Al Merkel said Tuesday before voting against the decision. “But we should be ...

2—The Spokane Valley City Council voted Tuesday to reaffirm ... and raped every day of their lives," Yaeger said. Councilman Al Merkel said while he does not support the resolution since it ...