The Senate’s leading Democrat and Republican on the state capital budget committee are pledging to work together to provide money in the upcoming 2027-29 capital budget for Spokane homeowners devastated by the Aug 1 fire and other parts of Washington. More than 900 structures have been impacted and that number is expected to rise, authorities said Thursday. “My colleague, Senator Trudeau is very concerned, as housing is one of her passions, and there's a lot of houses to replace in Spokane,” he said. “My heart goes out to all the communities being ravaged by the current wildfires,” said Trudeau in the news release. “Emergencies and disasters are not a partisan or exclusively regional issue, and the responsibility to address them should not be either.