InvestigateWest, Invisible Institute sue Idaho for withholding police employment records
The lawsuit accuses Idaho State Police and the Idaho Department of Correction of concealing public records in response to critical reporting
Public Health
‘I kept reoffending’: why unhoused people are choosing to go to jail
People on the street who are resistant to shelters face a cruel choice: living rough in the cold or spending time behind bars
New WA watchdog report calls for systemic change to prevent children with disabilities being sent away
Oversight agency cites InvestigateWest’s reporting that revealed how schools increasingly are sending students with disabilities to out-of-state facilities
Patients from Idaho, Texas seek abortion care in Oregon
Planned Parenthood, which provides about two-thirds of the abortions in Oregon, has hired staff and is working on a new facility in eastern Oregon
New data shows worsening mental health, education trends among Idaho children
Kids Count data for 2022 ranks state among top-third for economic, family well-being
What’s next for Idaho’s abortion policies? Activists, new legislators want more restrictions
Bills eliminating rape and incest exceptions and bills targeting contraception, IUDs in the works for 2023 legislative session
Redlining's enduring impact shows up in WA pollution disparity
New research out of UW suggests historic, racist lending practices still affect inequitable exposure to hazardous pollution today.