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Reporting on power and the public trust placed in government, business, and other institutions.

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Idaho extremists target judges, prosecutors, health workers in doxxing campaigns

by Audrey Dutton / Idaho Capital Sun / April 15, 2022 Boise residents on Saturday…
Audrey Dutton
Audrey DuttonApril 15, 2022
GovernmentHealth

Oregon’s psilocybin program stands on thousands of years of indigenous experience

By Lynne Terry / Oregon Capital Chronicle / April 13, 2022 As the first state…
Lynne Terry
Lynne TerryApril 14, 2022
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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…
Mai Hoang
Mai HoangApril 13, 2022
Government

Rise in nonaffiliated voters spurs push to open Oregon primaries

By Julia Shumway / Oregon Capital Chronicle / April 5, 2022 Oregon voters who aren’t…
Julia Shumway
Julia ShumwayApril 5, 2022
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Lawmakers hope to end Washington’s practice of shipping special-needs students out of state

State senator calls for joint session to address the issue, prompted by InvestigateWest reporting As…
Wilson Criscione
Wilson CriscioneMarch 23, 2022
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One thing the pandemic hasn’t changed: State laws protecting parents who deny their children medical care for religious reasons

How faith-healing exemptions have survived not only in deep red Idaho, but reliably blue Washington…
Wilson Criscione
Wilson CriscioneMarch 14, 2022
Government

Why Washington is shipping more disabled students out of state, splitting up families and costing taxpayers millions

Disability advocates accuse state lawmakers of shortchanging special education Meseret Haile had run out of…
Wilson Criscione
Wilson CriscioneFebruary 22, 2022
Government

Rural WA wants in on state highway, health and housing dollars

Here's what leaders in rural cities and counties want from federal recovery funds and what…
Jacob Jones
Jacob JonesFebruary 17, 2022
Government

Push to pay overtime to Oregon’s farmworkers up against strong industry opposition

by Lynne Terry, Oregon Capital Chronicle, February 8, 2022 A fight is brewing in the…
Lynne Terry
Lynne TerryFebruary 8, 2022
Government

States weigh how to shield election officials from threats, harassment

by Kira Lerner, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 26, 2022 Following the turmoil of the 2020 election,…
Kira Lerner
Kira LernerJanuary 26, 2022
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