Mercer Island School District settles sex abuse claim for $1.5M
A former student alleged district administrators failed to intervene and protect her from being sexually abused by an English teacher
The Real Costs of Child Care in America
In Washington state and across the country, the financial realities of child care are like mismatched puzzle pieces jammed together
Lawsuit by UCLA Voting Rights Project follows InvestigateWest’s reporting
An update: How bias may subject Latino ballots to greater scrutiny
Can elections procedure be altered to make sure all voters are treated equally?
Officials seek solutions to possible bias in examining voter signatures
How InvestigateWest analyzed voter signature rejection rates
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.
Latino voters have higher than average ballot signature rejection rates in Washington state
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.
