Idaho leaders urged to address systemic failures following prison abuse reports
InvestigateWest reporters uncovered years of sexual abuse by women’s prison guards prompting calls for independent investigation
Public Health
One home, many generations: Washington vaccine priority addresses COVID risk among families
'Inside-the-home transmission is what has been killing so many older people of color'
Allowing doctors to act when pregnancies go wrong
Legislation would ensure doctors at Catholic hospitals could offer medically necessary abortions when emergencies arise
Climbing prescription prices have Washington state looking to get into the drug business
Responding to federal inaction on pharmaceutical costs, lawmakers appear poised to give state broad authority to buy or make generic drugs — and to get them to everyone
2 million Washingtonians rely on a Medicaid system that’s driving away doctors and dropping new mothers
State legislators are looking to bolster key aspects of the state Medicaid system that has seen enrollment jump 11% during the pandemic and now insures 2 million Washingtonians.
How have wildfires affected you? Tell us your story
InvestigateWest is seeking out survivors of wildfires who are willing to take a 15-minute survey on how they are faring now.
As COVID-19 upends wildland firefighting, Pacific Northwest forests poised for conflagration
With nearly triple the usual number of wildfires this year, Washington and Oregon are set to have the worst summer fire forecasts in the nation.
