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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New law pushes Washington cities and counties to plan for climate change
They’ll have to incorporate strategies to cut emissions and better withstand natural disasters and severe weather into their long-term plans.
How developers helped shape Seattle’s controversial tree protection ordinance
Urban tree advocates question builders’ behind-the-scenes role
An Oregon town is buying surrounding forests to confront wildfires
A logger, forester and former mayor have joined forces to help Butte Falls protect its town and build an economy supported by tourism
High gas prices fuel talk of anti-gouging measures, cap-and-trade tweaks
Washington’s new climate policy is taking heat for the state’s highest-in-the-nation prices at the pump. But the law’s backers say oil companies are to blame.
Federal judge upholds Oregon law banning large ammunition magazines, requiring permit to buy guns
Measure 114 remains remains on hold until at least September as a separate state court case proceeds
WA auditors flag $1.2B in federal aid over incomplete records
State agencies said most dollars are accounted for, but unclear guidance on pandemic relief made complying with reporting rules difficult.
Advocacy groups file lawsuit against Idaho’s ‘abortion trafficking’ law
Complaint alleges law restricting travel for minors is unconstitutional and unclear
Student progress stalled in the 2022-23 school year, new data analysis shows
Portland-based NWEA suggests the new findings point to a lasting crisis in student achievement.
Oregon among states planning to sue EPA for allowing sales of polluting wood-burning stoves
Oregon’s attorney general joins nine other attorneys general to demand greater regulation of pollution from residential wood-burning stoves
Idaho awards $1.2 billion contract for behavioral health. Both losing bidders sue.
New managed care organization to oversee mental health, substance abuse treatment for 425,000 Idahoans
How local laws restrict the location of subsidized housing
New research looks at how zoning policies push these homes into pockets of the Puget Sound region where jobs and services are lacking compared to wealthier areas.