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Westlund trying to walk a fine line with how much government should help

| September 16, 2026 1:10 AM

Post Falls Mayor Randy Westlund raised a question worth considering when he announced Monday that the city would end its utility-assistance program.

"We've shut it down because wealth transfer is not the proper role of government," Westlund wrote on the city's Facebook page.

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