Spokane government and business leaders have revealed their wish lists ahead of the 2026 Washington Legislative Session. But as lawmakers face a multi-billion-dollar budget shortfall, how will local priorities fare in Olympia?

Spokane City Council Member Paul Dillon, Spokane County Commissioner Amber Waldref, and Mary Miller, the Director of Public Policy for Greater Spokane Inc. discuss housing, public safety, transportation, and more.

We also sat down with some of our eastern Washington lawmakers for At Issue: The Olympia Agenda. Visit our At Issue webpage to watch that episode and other in-depth public affairs programming from KSPS PBS.

Chad Pritchard, PhD, a geosciences professor at Eastern Washington University joins us to talk about the results of his two-year study tracking dangerous PFAS chemicals in the soil and groundwater on Spokane’s West Plains.

Visit our At Issue webpage to learn more about where these chemicals came from and the steps being taken to help homeowners who don’t have clean drinking water.

Katelyn Scott from Spokane Riverkeeper joins us to talk about the discovery of toxic PFAS chemicals in the Spokane River.

At Issue from KSPS PBS in Spokane, Washington is committed to delivering in-depth reporting and discussion about the issues that matter most to the Inland Northwest. Watch our latest episode, Forever Chemicals on the West Plains, online at ksps.org/at-issue.

You’ve heard the rumors: other cities are bussing their homeless people to Spokane. Is there any truth to that? We’re continuing our conversation with Rob McCann, CEO of Catholic Charities of Eastern Washington, and asking him that very question and more as Spokane continues to contend with chronic homelessness.

At Issue from KSPS PBS in Spokane, Washington is committed to delivering in-depth reporting and discussion about the issues that matter most to the Inland Northwest. Learn more and watch episodes online at ksps.org/at-issue.

As homelessness continues to plague downtown Spokane, one local organization has been at the forefront of solutions—and debate—for decades. Rob McCann, CEO of Catholic Charities of Eastern Washington, joins us in the studio to talk about what so many people see outside the shelters and apartment buildings downtown, as well as the work happening inside that many of us don’t get to see.

At Issue is a new public affairs program from KSPS PBS in Spokane, Washington. In our premiere episode in May 2025, we focused on homelessness and public safety downtown. Watch the full episode online at ksps.org/at-issue.