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Jonathan Levinson
By Jonathan Levinson In State of Democracy

Despite setbacks, far-right extremists are winning positions in mainstream Northwest politics

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Mia Maldonado
By Mia Maldonado In Government

Idaho renters face bigger shortage of affordable homes, national housing report shows

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Lizz Giordano
By Lizz Giordano In Government

Where the Starbucks union stands after rallies, proposed audit

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Jacob Jones
By Jacob Jones In Government

Auditors flag half of Washington counties over COVID-19 aid

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Environment

Oregon could tighten climate regulations for data centers, cryptocurrency farms

A 2021 law exempted local publicly-owned and co-op power utilities, common in eastern Oregon, from…
Ian Rose
Ian RoseMarch 23, 2023
State of Democracy

As election deniers target the U.S. voter database, WA worries

Washington state isn’t pulling out of the Electronic Registration Information Center, but the impact might…
Joe O'Sullivan
Joe O'SullivanMarch 23, 2023
EnvironmentGovernmentHealth

EPA and a Montana mining company promise action after InvestigateWest report exposes public health concerns

Previous reporting showed how regulators and the mine teamed up to rebut independent researchers By…
Wilson Criscione
Wilson CriscioneMarch 17, 2023
GovernmentHealth

Despite Oregon’s high opioid abuse rates, state lawmakers struggle to improve critical drug monitoring tool

By Kaylee Tornay / InvestigateWest In 2009, as prescription opioid addiction rates soared, Oregon adopted…
Kaylee Tornay
Kaylee TornayMarch 16, 2023
Health

He’s in a prison cell, with no criminal conviction. Idaho put him there for mental health care.

Legislature will consider Idaho Gov. Brad Little’s proposal for a $24M secure facility — one…
Audrey Dutton
Audrey DuttonMarch 16, 2023
GovernmentHealth

State caregivers in Oregon group homes reach crisis

Staffing shortages, low pay and safety concerns burn out a Department of Human Services unit…
Ben Botkin
Ben BotkinMarch 16, 2023
EnvironmentGovernment

How auditing giant KPMG became a global sustainability leader while serving companies accused of forest destruction

The firm vouched for an Indonesian company with a supply chain beset by deforestation allegations…
Scilla Alecci
Scilla AlecciMarch 8, 2023
Government

Vancouver Public Schools continued to use prohibited restraints on students after state ban

A review of hundreds of pages of records show security guards at Vancouver Public Schools…
Troy Brynelson
Troy BrynelsonMarch 8, 2023
State of Democracy

Wyden, Blumenauer try again to export Oregon mail voting, automatic registration to rest of U.S.

Mail voting has grown in popularity since the COVID pandemic began By Julia Shumway, Oregon…
Julia Shumway
Julia ShumwayMarch 8, 2023
Government

WA’s government transparency committee is ready to call it quits

As their fight for government transparency becomes increasingly difficult, the Washington Sunshine Committee is considering…
Joe O'Sullivan
Joe O'SullivanMarch 3, 2023
State of Democracy

Could 2023 be the year Oregon restores voting rights to people with felony convictions?

Similar efforts stalled in 2021 and 2022, but civil rights groups are optimistic about their…
Julia Shumway
Julia ShumwayMarch 3, 2023
Environment

Cougar killings continue in Klickitat County. This time it’s a kitten

Locals upset by latest “removal” but sheriff’s office policy of hunting cougars with dogs remains…
Dawn Stover
Dawn StoverMarch 3, 2023
EnvironmentGovernmentHealth

In a battle for truth in a small Montana mining town, newly revealed records show how the EPA sided with polluters

By Wilson Criscione / InvestigateWest  As she drove into Butte, Montana, six years ago to…
Wilson Criscione
Wilson CriscioneFebruary 23, 2023
ClimateEnvironment

Can crypto mining go green? Critics are skeptical

Some miners are promising more climate-friendly operations, but research shows the industry is a long…
Kaylee Tornay
Kaylee TornayFebruary 17, 2023
State of Democracy

All former WA prisoners can now vote. So far, few have

Of the 24,000 residents with felony records now able to vote, just 414 did so…
Brandon Block
Brandon BlockFebruary 16, 2023
Newsroom

Wilson Criscione named InvestigateWest’s news and investigations editor

Wilson Criscione, an investigative reporter whose work has spurred reform and policy change, has been…
InvestigateWest
InvestigateWestFebruary 16, 2023

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