Audit finds Washington agency failed to respond in time to vulnerable adult safety concerns
As Washington Adult Protective Services works through a backlog of reports, investigators struggled to hit deadlines
Public Health
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
Idaho will pay $1.2M and let disability rights group monitor care at state-run facility
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare began investigating complaints of abuse at SWITC in mid-2017
Her fetus had 1% chance of survival. Idaho’s ban forced her to travel for an abortion.
Sitting in the genetic counselor’s office that afternoon, she learned her 12-week-old developing fetus likely had Turner syndrome, a chromosomal abnormality.
It’s not the first time this Puget Sound psychologist faces accusations he shortchanged workers
Former colleagues blame a lack of oversight for continued exploitation of practitioners and patients