‘Make it make sense’: Advocates stunned as WA lawmaker helps slash funds for groups clearing old drug convictions
After being fired from the legal aid group she once led, Rep. Tarra Simmons supported state cuts that crippled similar organizations
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Greater Idaho ballot measures pass in two more Oregon counties
Leaders say they now have enough support to lobby state legislatures directly to change state lines
Idaho voters approve amendment allowing Legislature to call itself back for special sessions
Previously, only Idaho’s governor had the power to bring legislators back after adjournment
Two statewide measures on slavery and legislative walkouts have passed in Oregon
Supporters behind a fourth measure that would tighten the state’s gun laws have also declared victory while a measure making health care a right is split
Massive change coming to Portland city government
Voters in Oregon’s largest city ousted an incumbent and agreed to radically remake the city’s form of government and process for electing its leaders.
‘I kept reoffending’: why unhoused people are choosing to go to jail
People on the street who are resistant to shelters face a cruel choice: living rough in the cold or spending time behind bars
A quarter of local election officials received violent threats after 2020 election, survey finds
Numbers rose for those in large cities or counties, who serve the majority of voters
Housing vouchers sit unused at some rural Washington agencies
COVID stimulus gave public housing authorities new resources. While King County leads the nation in distribution, that's not the case across the state.
380 million tons of plastic are made every year. None of it is truly recyclable.
Not even water bottles and milk jugs meet standards for recyclability, a new report finds.
Greater Idaho organizers face a new foe: Growing apathy
Two more counties will vote on pro-Greater Idaho ballot measures as the movement looks to keep supporters engaged
