Birth workers lay out opportunities to narrow Oregon maternal health care gaps
Advocates say boosting insurance pay would help expand programs for vulnerable pregnant people
In Washington state and across the country, the financial realities of child care are like mismatched puzzle pieces jammed together
An update: How bias may subject Latino ballots to greater scrutiny
Officials seek solutions to possible bias in examining voter signatures
In an analysis of recent voter data and behavior, InvestigateWest found that voters with Latino surnames in Washington state were more than twice as likely to have their ballots rejected because of signature mismatch.
In the eight Washington counties with the largest share of potential Latino voters, Hispanic-sounding names are nearly four times more likely than other voters to have their ballot rejected for a signature mismatch.
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