(The Center Square) – Records show Spokane put nearly $100,000 from the city’s general fund toward “information mailers” for the mayor’s proposed tax increase while grappling with a $25 million general fund deficit. According to a September 2024 Intrafund Budget Transfers sheet, Spokane transferred $99,798 between three departments’ general fund budgets for the mailers. Councilmember Michael Cathcart said $50,000 is the threshold for asking for the council’s approval, but since the sum was split, it almost snuck by. Informational campaigns are legal and standard practice with tax proposals lik…