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
Public Health
Push to change Oregon's Measure 110 gains momentum and money
A coalition has filed ballot initiatives to prohibit hard drug use in public places and has $700,000 lined up from donors, including Phil Knight
Oregon corrections officer charged with sexual abuse faced earlier investigation, but DA declined to charge him
The correctional officer faced allegations of inappropriate behavior from at least two other women.
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