Overflowing Idaho prisons are sending women with good behavior to ‘the hole’
Incarceration rates are rising, and inmates say they’re being punished for the state’s failures to manage prison capacity
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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The federal housing agency said it will implement changes to the Continuum of Care program if the injunction is “no longer in effect”
A Starlink lab exposed unsuspecting workers to toxic chemicals. Records show SpaceX didn't act until the state got involved
Workers say exposure caused serious health issues including a hospitalization and a miscarriage
Idaho’s efforts to confront prison sexual abuse hampered by Trump cuts
Cuts to Prison Rape Elimination Act Resource Center result in less state support for training, guidance and grants