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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Federal judge orders redrawing of Yakima Valley legislative district
Judge Robert Lasnik finds “ample evidence” that the lines for the 15th District impair the ability of Latino voters to participate equally with other voters.
Nearly 23,000 Idaho children lost health insurance for not filling out paperwork, data shows
Another 10,000 children were confirmed to be ineligible for Medicaid program as state continues disenrollment process
WA senators just released more previously redacted records
Leaders said they didn’t have more hiddeninformation, but memos show blacked-out emails to cannabis lobbyists and texts with redacted bill names.
Billions spent on hatcheries, habitat fails to help native Columbia River salmon, study finds
An Oregon State professor and U.S. Geological Survey biologist reviewed 50 years of data on fish survival and hatchery costs
Idaho educators file federal lawsuit over ‘no public funds for abortion’ law
Coalition of public university professors say law limits free speech on campuses
The latest flare-up over Washington’s heat pump rules
A mandate to install electric heat pumps, rather than natural gas, in new homes may be replaced with incentives for builders to make the choice themselves.
How a Seattle-area school district ignored repeated warnings of ‘grooming-like behavior’
State education officials say the case highlights the need for more oversight of paraeducators
Some Idaho Republicans worry presidential caucus will reduce turnout, divide party
Idaho Legislature mistakenly eliminated the state’s presidential primary election earlier this year
Tribes call for feds to ban chemical in car tires that is linked to salmon deaths
So far, a more environmentally-friendly alternative to keep tire rubber from degrading hasn’t emerged.
What WA’s new wildfire smoke rules might mean for outdoor workers
Washington could be the second state to impose permanent safety regulations, but employers and workplace advocates disagree on the proposal.
How a new Idaho superintendent is tapping far-right connections to refashion a school district
Teachers flee the small district, fearing the impact of a right-wing politician’s appointment
Federal aid is supercharging local WA police surveillance tech
Pandemic relief funds are bankrolling new – and often unregulated – law enforcement tools such as license-plate readers, drones and AI video software.
