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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Hundreds of firefighters. 20 bulldozers. Intentional burns: Inside Washington’s $328M push to break cycle of disastrous fires
Legislature unites in support of massive cash infusion to step up firefighting, improve forests and secure communities near the fire lines
Why Renewable Electricity Powers Decarbonization — and Pays Off
Plugging in more stuff can slash Cascadia’s climate-warming emissions at modest cost. But that means moving much faster.
After a turbulent year, Washington state poised to ban guns at protests, Capitol grounds
Despite gun-rights opposition, lawmakers in Olympia are working to deter ad hoc ‘patrols’ and armed protests
Washington lawmakers look to keep families together as part of foster care reform
Poverty, disability, homelessness wouldn't qualify as sole reason to take kids away
Washington’s environmental laws don’t protect communities of color. Will the Legislature fix that?
With strong mandates stripped out, landmark environmental justice legislation approaches passage
One home, many generations: Washington vaccine priority addresses COVID risk among families
'Inside-the-home transmission is what has been killing so many older people of color'
Allowing doctors to act when pregnancies go wrong
Legislation would ensure doctors at Catholic hospitals could offer medically necessary abortions when emergencies arise
Climate-friendly fuels again face a Democrat’s opposition in Olympia
For third time, lawmakers hope to restrict greenhouse gases escaping tailpipes