An Idaho law targeted fentanyl dealers. Prosecutors are using it to charge users, too
An InvestigateWest review found at least 30 people charged with trafficking without evidence of selling or distribution. They face mandatory minimum prison terms.
Staff at Providence Center for Medically Fragile Children sound alarm over shrinking space, families turned away
Oregon families of medically fragile children grapple with uncertain future of longtime Providence center
Inequity, mismanagement beleaguer Oregon’s early learning agency, employees say
Records allege “racist environment” and deep divisions over child care governance
Bill enabling Oregon to crack down on child labor heads to Gov. Kotek’s desk
Republican critiques of increased penalties for child labor violations fails to slow momentum
Oregon House passes bill to fix law that forces state to refund child labor fines
State labor officials say bill would allow investigators to crack down on child labor violations
Plans for long-sought Tribal Early Learning Hub collapse three years after Oregon lawmakers mandated its creation
Tribal representatives bank on an early learning success plan to increase services
Oregon’s labor regulators ask for lawmakers’ help to tackle backlogs
The bottleneck of civil rights and wage claims has decreased, but workers still face long waits for service
Biden’s Administration Is Still Denying Immigrants Citizenship for Working in Legal Cannabis
Federal officials consider immigrants “drug traffickers” even in states where cannabis has been legalized
Oregon employers rarely pay penalties for wage theft. The state wants that to change
From 2015 through 2020, employers paid just 11% of penalties in full By Kaylee Tornay / InvestigateWest
Oregon’s labor bureau failed to collect nearly $5 million in wage theft claims since 2015
Employers in industries with more undocumented and low-wage workers left the most wages and penalties unpaid.
Badly needed infant and toddler care investments aren’t reaching Oregon’s north coast
Local leaders say they’re forced to step up to boost child care access
WA foster parents say the state still hasn't fixed overly punitive investigations driving them out of foster care
A foster mother says she paid a high price for an overturned finding of abuse
At WA military base, families battle mold, rodents and more despite promised reforms
Military families say reforms adopted in 2019 have done little to improve housing conditions