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ON INLANDER.COM

• The Washington Supreme Court has ruled that Envision Spokane’s Community Bill of Rights, a perennial initiative the group has qualified for the ballot three times, is too broad and will not go before voters. Envision says it’s not giving up.

• Capt. Brad Arleth, who was placed on leave last month for moving furniture he shouldn’t have moved, has returned to work.

• O. Corbin Saleken, who was named Spokane International Film Festival's "Most Promising Filmmaker" last year, will screen his debut feature film tonight at The Bing Crosby Theater.

ELSEWHERE

Teachers allegedly behaving badly
An elementary school teacher was arrested on charges of selling heroin. Another teacher in Grand Coulee has been arrested on child porn charges. (KHQ/KXLY)

Snowpack looking good
A survey has found that the area’s snowpack is near normal, meaning the region might dodge another year of drought. (Spokesman-Review)

UN: Assange should go free
Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks who has lived in the Ecuadorian embassy in the United Kingdom since 2012 over fears he will be extradited to Sweden over sex offense charges, should go free, a United Nations panel has found. (BBC)

Smears and jeers in New Hampshire
At last night’s Democratic presidential debate, Hillary Clinton accused rival Bernie Sanders of waging a smear campaign against her. (Guardian)

Pharma bro testifies
Former drug executive Martin Shkreli appeared before a congressional panel on the rise of pharmaceutical prices. He didn’t answer many questions and later tweeted that lawmakers are imbeciles. (Reuters)