Two Colville women were booked into a rural Washington jail. It became a death sentence
Critics say WA jails are letting opioid users suffer from withdrawals, leading to preventable deaths
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WA foster parents say the state still hasn't fixed overly punitive investigations driving them out of foster care
A foster mother says she paid a high price for an overturned finding of abuse
Nearly 23,000 Idaho children lost health insurance for not filling out paperwork, data shows
Another 10,000 children were confirmed to be ineligible for Medicaid program as state continues disenrollment process
Idaho educators file federal lawsuit over ‘no public funds for abortion’ law
Coalition of public university professors say law limits free speech on campuses
What WA’s new wildfire smoke rules might mean for outdoor workers
Washington could be the second state to impose permanent safety regulations, but employers and workplace advocates disagree on the proposal.
Federal judge upholds Oregon law banning large ammunition magazines, requiring permit to buy guns
Measure 114 remains remains on hold until at least September as a separate state court case proceeds
Advocacy groups file lawsuit against Idaho’s ‘abortion trafficking’ law
Complaint alleges law restricting travel for minors is unconstitutional and unclear
Oregon among states planning to sue EPA for allowing sales of polluting wood-burning stoves
Oregon’s attorney general joins nine other attorneys general to demand greater regulation of pollution from residential wood-burning stoves
Idaho awards $1.2 billion contract for behavioral health. Both losing bidders sue.
New managed care organization to oversee mental health, substance abuse treatment for 425,000 Idahoans
At WA military base, families battle mold, rodents and more despite promised reforms
Military families say reforms adopted in 2019 have done little to improve housing conditions
Telehealth business closes after InvestigateWest report details alleged wage theft
A Seattle law could provide a model for protecting independent workers in Washington
‘It’s crazy out there’: The reasons behind Oregon’s deepening drug crisis
Fueled by fentanyl, the number of overdose deaths in Oregon has soared since 2019. And while the surge in overdoses is part of a national problem, the state’s underfunded treatment system is struggling to provide local solutions