Washington ferries are going hybrid-electric, but disposal of old ones poses environmental, legal risks
An abandoned ferry in the Puget Sound represents a shared struggle across the West Coast: to sell an old ship or destroy it
State of Democracy
What the fight for a Latino voting district means for Central WA politics
Yakima County, a hotbed for voting rights cases, is at the center of yet more lawsuits after a messy state redistricting process.
Lawsuit by UCLA Voting Rights Project follows InvestigateWest’s reporting
An update: How bias may subject Latino ballots to greater scrutiny
Latino voters have higher than average ballot signature rejection rates in Washington state
In the eight Washington counties with the largest share of potential Latino voters, Hispanic-sounding names are nearly four times more likely than other voters to have their ballot rejected for a signature mismatch.
How InvestigateWest analyzed voter signature rejection rates
In an analysis of recent voter data and behavior, InvestigateWest found that voters with Latino surnames in Washington state were more than twice as likely to have their ballots rejected because of signature mismatch.
Can elections procedure be altered to make sure all voters are treated equally?
Officials seek solutions to possible bias in examining voter signatures