InvestigateWest, Invisible Institute sue Idaho for withholding police employment records
The lawsuit accuses Idaho State Police and the Idaho Department of Correction of concealing public records in response to critical reporting
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WA Supreme Court to hear fraud case concerning Value Village
The state says the for-profit thrift store chain wrapped itself in ‘a charitable veneer’ and violated consumer protection laws. The company says it’s done nothing wrong.
One thing the pandemic hasn’t changed: State laws protecting parents who deny their children medical care for religious reasons
How faith-healing exemptions have survived not only in deep red Idaho, but reliably blue Washington state
Rural WA wants in on state highway, health and housing dollars
Here's what leaders in rural cities and counties want from federal recovery funds and what they're asking state legislators to prioritize this session.
WA legislators prepare for long list of climate change bills
Lawmakers could look at more than a dozen climate proposals addressing carbon reduction and other environmental issues.
Concerns about WSP search rates persist
The Washington State Patrol this month announced a study had found “no systemic agency bias” in its stops and searches. But that’s not the whole story
The Real Costs of Child Care in America
In Washington state and across the country, the financial realities of child care are like mismatched puzzle pieces jammed together
