‘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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Shelved report details 14 COVID deaths inside Washington prisons
Six of those who died between June 2020 and Aug. 2021 were not adequately evaluated after they requested to be seen for symptoms, according to an unreleased state watchdog report.
New WA watchdog report calls for systemic change to prevent children with disabilities being sent away
Oversight agency cites InvestigateWest’s reporting that revealed how schools increasingly are sending students with disabilities to out-of-state facilities
How state taxes make inequality worse
All but a few states take a greater share of income from poor people than the wealthy. Systems designed by white supremacists are part of the reason.
In the Northwest and beyond, mature and old-growth trees remain under threat in spite of Biden’s move to protect them
Logging continues to pose a major threat, a new report finds
Despite last year’s lessons, Northwest schools scramble to find staff
Districts depend on emergency substitutes, some of whom lack teaching experience or even a bachelor’s degree
Inflation Reduction Act’s tax credits could reshape Idaho’s energy landscape
Expanded credits for battery energy storage, efficiency upgrades may benefit businesses big and small, as well as residential consumers
New rules put Puget Sound's urban trees in private hands
Because the majority of the region's trees are in residential neighborhoods, responsibility for maintaining canopy coverage is shifting to homeowners.
Snake River dams breach ‘not an option right now,’ but salmon fix needed in future, say Murray, Inslee
McMorris Rodgers calls conclusion a step toward reality but slams report
Patients from Idaho, Texas seek abortion care in Oregon
Planned Parenthood, which provides about two-thirds of the abortions in Oregon, has hired staff and is working on a new facility in eastern Oregon
How Washington gun control laws compare to other states
Washington already ranked among the strictest states for firearm laws before it passed additional gun control legislation this year. But advocates say there's still room for improvement.
Exploding population boom in Idaho is affecting domestic water supply
Along with high water usage per capita, growth is causing groundwater tables to diminish statewide
