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
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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
Union says Providence fired 15 nurses in retaliation for news coverage of girl’s suicide at Spokane hospital
Providence has accused nurses and other staff of violating patient privacy laws
In wildfire-prone Washington, ‘collaboration’ on forest management gives way to timber interests
Forest collaboratives formed in the wake of the Pacific Northwest’s “Timber Wars” have become major power players operating largely out of the public eye
Washington’s safety net clinics face ‘perfect storm’ of federal threats
Cuts to Medicaid and a change restricting services for some immigrants loom over the state’s 27 community health centers.
Oregon quietly halted a new Medicaid program for people leaving prison. Whether it goes forward may be up to the Trump administration.
State health officials delayed a $64 million Medicaid expansion because of the Trump administration’s tax and spending cuts package
For and by Christians: How Idaho’s influential Christian Nationalist group wants to reshape the state
With powerful allies in the pulpit and the Pentagon, the Idaho Family Policy Center seizes its moment
Accused of racism and retaliation, this Idaho sheriff is now working with ICE
Former employees say Sheriff Larry Kendrick made racist jokes at work and was demeaning to women
The U.S. government sold off these aging ships — leaving states in the Pacific Northwest to pay the price
Washington, Oregon officials say they’ve spent millions removing or destroying abandoned vessels
Pierce County violated state law by diverting millions in tax revenue meant to improve 911 calls, state audit finds
Officials repeatedly ignored guidance regarding their $4.5 million purchase to boost law enforcement radio connection at a government building in Tacoma, jeopardizing federal funding
Bullies or demonstrators? How court records are describing Portland’s ICE protests
Charging documents show a more nuanced picture of what federal officers have been facing.
Deportation flights at WA airport up dramatically this year, advocates say
Activists also say King County officials aren’t being transparent enough about the flights in and out of Boeing Field.