(The Center Square) – Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown and Councilmember Jonathan Bingle went head-to-head in a debate on Thursday, picking each other apart over her proposed sales tax increase.  

The discussion centered on how the passage or failure of the mayor’s tax increase could affect public safety around the city. Much of the conversation touched on the legitimacy of the proposal’s safeguards, determining when collection will stop and where the money will go.