Firework season is currently underway in Oregon. The annual 14-day legal firework purchasing period kicked off on June 23 ahead of the Fourth of July holiday.

Kevin McCarty is advancing to the full council a proposal to ban overnight encampments at City Hall. He is responding to those who elected him.

In the same marathon session, the Spokane City Council voted down Mayor Lisa Brown’s replacement to voter-approved homeless camping restrictions – and resurrected them. The reversal came ...