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
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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
WA agency disciplined 160 teachers for sexual misconduct since 2015. Many cases are shielded from the public
An InvestigateWest analysis of the state’s educator misconduct database shows gaps allowing teachers to escape scrutiny
Most WA federal rulings found immigrant detentions flouted due process
In 2025, Washington federal courts granted petitions challenging detention more than half the time
Two Colville women were booked into a rural Washington jail. It became a death sentence
Critics say WA jails are letting opioid users suffer from withdrawals, leading to preventable deaths
Lawsuit alleges Bureau of Indian Affairs officers “executed” unarmed Shoshone-Paiute man in Idaho
The lawsuit claims Bureau of Indian Affairs officers lacked jurisdiction when they pursued, killed Cody Whiterock
Two Idaho prison guards sexually assaulted her, witnesses said. Neither was charged
Investigative files reveal allegations from several women that weren’t enough for criminal consequences
Complaint against WA Rep. Tarra Simmons alleges misuse of $30,000 in campaign funds
It’s the third ethics complaint filed against her in recent months
Oregon town to test river where wood treater sent polluted stormwater
Stella-Jones, a wood treater fined $1 million by state regulators, is appealing the penalty
Washington scrambles to regulate license-plate cameras that could aid stalkers
As lawmakers debate how to rein in these cameras, sheriffs, civil rights groups and transparency advocates are clashing over how much access is too much
WA crime victim orgs call for state help as falling federal funding has them at a ‘breaking point’
Nonprofits say temporary state dollars haven’t been enough to stave off cuts to sexual abuse and domestic violence programs
HUD says homeless services program overhaul on pause after federal injunction
The federal housing agency said it will implement changes to the Continuum of Care program if the injunction is “no longer in effect”
