Native American children significantly more likely to be arrested, detained in Washington
Before and after trial and even for low-level, nonviolent crimes, Native American youths are locked up at higher rates
Latest news (Page 24)
Indigenous people in WA incarcerated at higher rates than any other group, data show
The disparity between Indigenous and white incarceration in Washington has roughly doubled over the past decade.
The Pacific Northwest scored $1B to create a clean hydrogen hub. Now what?
State leaders and a range of prospective fuel producers, industrial consumers, trade unions, utility companies and several Southwest Washington tribes collaborated on a joint pitch for the billion-dollar slice of federal money.
WA spent $500M to help small, minority businesses. Did it work?
An analysis of Working Washington grants found mixed results on equity initiatives and millions for large chains or franchises.
Washington lawmaker vows to fix law that’s failing to help victims of child sex trafficking
Stakeholders discuss solutions in response to InvestigateWest article uncovering law’s failures
Lawmakers, advocates call for increased oversight of Idaho youth homes
The demand for action comes after InvestigateWest showed how the state’s hands-off approach allowed dangerous conditions to go unchecked
Advocacy group calls for closing Coffee Creek, overhauling Oregon Department of Corrections
Oregon Justice Resource Center calls Gov. Tina Kotek’s response to troubled women’s prison inadequate
Washington faces steep path closing mental health bed gap for jailed defendants
The state has made headway reducing the bed shortfall but it’s expected to persist at least through 2026, even with hundreds of millions of dollars in planned spending.
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’s ‘Safe Harbor’ law to support child sex trafficking victims failing ‘miserably,’ advocates say
Children lack treatment options that could help them escape traffickers
The dangerous consequences of wildland fire dispatcher burnout
An internal Forest Service survey shows a critical link in the wildfire fighting apparatus is struggling.
Does Washington need a new agency to oversee jails?
A state task force is eyeing the idea. The agency would have the power to push for closure of troubled facilities.
Idaho Banned Abortion. Then It Turned Down Supports for Pregnancies and Births.
Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year, the state’s GOP-led Legislature has disbanded a maternal mortality committee, failed to expand postpartum Medicaid coverage and turned down federal grants for child care.
