Homeland Security’s ‘welfare’ check on Idaho migrant students raises school privacy questions
In other parts of the country, the welfare checks have resulted in children being taken out of their homes and put back into government custody
WA GOP chairman says party ‘lost a lot of talent’ to sanctions and infighting
Jim Walsh decries actions against lawmakers accused of “domestic terrorism,” sexual harassment and other misbehavior
Broken Records: Citizens face growing obstacles to public records — and legislators are making them worse
We asked for government records from 15 Northwest cities, and Spokane was the slowest to provide them
Mayoral emails, collision reports, body-cam footage and firefighter thank-you’s: Public records tell a wide range of tales
A few of the other stories we stumbled across while testing the Pacific Northwest’s records’ systems
Secret recording shows how a right-wing Idaho lobbyist tried to keep a legislator in lockstep
Freedom Caucus Network power broker Maria Nate blasted controversial state Rep. Heather Scott for support of “moderate” House speaker
For six years, UW has wrestled with whether to revoke the Ph.D. of one of the Northwest’s most infamous child molesters
Advocates and victims argue the university should do more to hold O’Donnell accountable
Inflation has turned Washington state’s property tax cap into a county budget-killer
Frustrated county officials say state leaders have shunted the state’s financial burden onto local governments
Idaho House puts bill to redefine ‘terrorism’ on ice
Previous InvestigateWest reporting revealed Bundy ranch militant was instrumental in crafting the bill
Bundy Ranch militant Eric Parker says he’s the driving force behind Idaho bill to narrow definition of 'terrorism'
Critics argue the legislation “essentially guts” Idaho’s Terrorist Control Act
How local Idaho prosecutors lost the case against Patriot Front’s white nationalist leader
Caught with a “little army” and plans to provoke confrontation at a gay pride event, the white nationalist had his charges dismissed
Idaho Freedom Foundation President Wayne Hoffman replaced, controversy over his alt-right contractor lingers
Hoffman exits one month after InvestigateWest reported on think tank’s ties to alt-right propagandist
Reforms coming to WA elections after three counties settle with the UCLA’s Voting Rights Project
The case followed InvestigateWest reporting that showed Latino voters were disenfranchised at disproportionate rates