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New nationwide data shows Idaho ranks among the best in the country for economic well-being, family and community factors,

Public Health

New data shows worsening mental health, education trends among Idaho children

Kids Count data for 2022 ranks state among top-third for economic, family well-being

Kelcie Moseley-Morris / States Newsroom August 7, 2022

“As an electric vehicle owner and driver you pre-plan your charging. You arrive at the charging station, you plug it in, you

Climate

Expansion of electric vehicle grid hits roadblocks in rural WA

A new statewide plan would use federal dollars to build chargers every 50 miles, upgrading rural utilities and combating 'range anxiety.'

Lizz Giordano / Cascade PBS August 7, 2022

U.S. Army Sgt. Rodrigo Estrada of the California Army National Guard leads a team conducting search and debris clearing

Climate

Trapped in harm's way as disasters mount

Communities stuck on the front lines of the climate crisis need help relocating. The U.S. government isn’t prepared.

Columbia Journalism Investigations August 2, 2022

Spokane’s imprisonment rate as a city is 409 per 100,000 people, but zoom in closer, and the areas with the highest rates

Criminal Justice

Which communities do people in WA prisons come from? New report gives answers

Wilson Criscione August 2, 2022

Scorched earth and vegetation from the Richard Springs Fire behind the home of Rae Peppers. The wildfire, ignited by a coal

Wildfires

The world’s least understood ignition source is causing devastating wildfires

Austyn Gaffney / High Country News August 1, 2022

Nathaniel Sanders, 60, is currently living with his 90-year-old mother in Seattle and doesn’t know how he’ll come up with a

Criminal Justice

'Full of injustice': Burden of court fines vary by race, county in WA

Black, Indigenous and Latino people in Washington have disproportionately higher court fines and fees, making it harder for some to rebuild after prison

Wilson Criscione August 1, 2022

Mystery group sending anti-Democrat mailers, prepping web ads

State of Democracy

Mystery group sending anti-Democrat mailers, prepping web ads

The Coalition for Safe, Healthy and Prosperous Communities hasn’t filed campaign finance records

Julia Shumway / Oregon Capital Chronicle July 24, 2022

Volunteer Deborah Woolley of Seattle collects marine trash in an area designated for the Escaped Trash Assessment Protocol

Pollution

From mountaintops to ocean bottoms, scientists are discovering just how pervasive plastic is

Samantha Wohlfeil July 20, 2022

My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell, who denies the 2020 election results, was hosted by a committee of the Washington State

State of Democracy

In Washington, county auditor elections become battleground for far-right election deniers

Wilson Criscione July 19, 2022

Idaho is planning to expand the state’s electric vehicle charging network by installing charging stations roughly every 50

Environment

From distance to the power grid, electric vehicles face fair share of challenges in rural Idaho

Other Western states have far more public charging stations available to EV drivers

Anteia McCollum / Idaho Capital Sun July 14, 2022

Oregonians gather outside the Multnomah County Justice Center to protest the June 2022 Supreme Court Decision to overturn

State of Democracy

After Supreme Court decision, abortion rights are on the ballot in Oregon

Each candidate for governor is staking out her own lane

Julia Shumway / Oregon Capital Chronicle July 14, 2022

While the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on Roe v. Wade was a significant victory, anti-abortion activists and some incoming

Government

What’s next for Idaho’s abortion policies? Activists, new legislators want more restrictions

Bills eliminating rape and incest exceptions and bills targeting contraception, IUDs in the works for 2023 legislative session

Kelcie Moseley-Morris / States Newsroom July 13, 2022

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