Idaho leaders urged to address systemic failures following prison abuse reports
InvestigateWest reporters uncovered years of sexual abuse by women’s prison guards prompting calls for independent investigation
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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.
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.
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.
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
The Other Cancel Culture: How a Public University Is Bowing to a Conservative Crusade
With a rising national profile and donor base and relatively little state funding, Boise State University should be able to resist pressure by the Idaho Legislature. Instead the university, led by a liberal transplant, has repeatedly capitulated.
WA school districts ignoring state transparency laws
Investigation finds school officials don't follow the rules on reporting abusive isolation and restraint when they send students out of state or to private facilities
How two refugee women are building new lives in Washington state
Refugee resettlement in the Puget Sound continues for Afghan and Ukrainian nationals
Administrative delays cost Yakima County $1.1M in federal rent relief
Yakima was the only Washington county to have rent assistance funds forcibly reallocated under the federal 'use it or lose it' approach.