Idaho judge orders release of police employment records to InvestigateWest, Invisible Institute
The state began withholding the records following a 2025 InvestigateWest series about sexual misconduct by prison staff
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‘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
How a WA prison turned a treatable ailment into a death sentence
“They knew he was dying,” says his wife, who wasn’t told until it was too late
Many Washington counties aren’t verifying if accused domestic abusers are turning over their guns
While some counties are devoting money to track down guns, others rely on the honor system to ensure firearms are turned over
Oregon abandons Medicaid expansion for people leaving prison, months after delaying launch
State officials cited onerous work to implement federal Medicaid eligibility changes and other shifting policies
Northwest Native Nations could lose hundreds of millions in federal funding, report says
Portland State University researchers say nearly half of federal funds allocated to Northwest tribes in 2024 is at risk under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Ukrainian immigrants becoming collateral damage in Trump administration’s immigration war
Stuck in a “no-man’s land” of uncertainty, many who’ve fled the Ukrainian war have lost the right to work in America
A rural Oregon town lost its maternity ward. As Trump’s Medicaid cuts loom, other hospitals may be next
Most Oregon hospitals have been bleeding cash for years, and at least two are already set to close their obstetrics units
Oregon regulators fine polluting wood treater $1 million, allow it to keep operating
The penalty comes days after InvestigateWest found regulators investigating the pollution didn’t take steps to immediately stop it
Local officials aren’t concerned about accusations of racism against an Idaho sheriff, despite calls for accountability
An extremism watchdog group said the sheriff’s rhetoric about immigrants is “disturbing” and could fuel violence
Washington ferries are going hybrid-electric, but disposal of old ones poses environmental, legal risks
An abandoned ferry in the Puget Sound represents a shared struggle across the West Coast: to sell an old ship or destroy it
Accused of racism and retaliation, this Idaho sheriff is now working with ICE
Former employees say Sheriff Larry Kendrick made racist jokes at work and was demeaning to women
The U.S. government sold off these aging ships — leaving states in the Pacific Northwest to pay the price
Washington, Oregon officials say they’ve spent millions removing or destroying abandoned vessels