Inslee gives STEP green light

Spokane Tribe pushes ahead with casino project

l: the project respects the sovereignty and economic development of the tribe, protects the vitality of the state's military installations, supports priorities of local governments and communities and guards against "unnecessary expansion of all forms of gaming across Washington state."

Spokane County's board of commissioners has opposed the project, as has the county's main economic development organization, Greater Spokane Incorporated. In a June 8 press release criticizing Inslee's decision, county commissioners questioned how the governor could approve STEP given it would be located beneat...

 

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