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

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How Washington state law lets clergy hide child sexual abuse

Clergy in the state have no obligation to report child abuse By Wilson Criscione /…
Wilson Criscione
Wilson CriscioneOctober 21, 2022
Government

Data gaps make relief payments to WA officials hard to trace

Learn how to match public officials and candidates to billions in federal relief dollars, and…
Jacob Jones
Jacob JonesOctober 13, 2022
EnvironmentGovernment

The Forest Service is experimenting with relocating tree species to save them from climate change

‘Assisted migration’ has come to the Pacific Northwest, but experts don’t agree if it’s a…
Columbia Insight
Columbia InsightSeptember 15, 2022
GovernmentState of Democracy

Oregon officials report new uptick in mail about election fraud conspiracies

The current batch of letters comes as county clerks prepare for the November election By…
Julia Shumway
Julia ShumwaySeptember 15, 2022
Government

Shelved report details 14 COVID deaths inside Washington prisons

Six of those who died between June 2020 and Aug. 2021 were not adequately evaluated…
Joe O'Sullivan
Joe O'SullivanSeptember 14, 2022
GovernmentHealth

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…
Wilson Criscione
Wilson CriscioneSeptember 14, 2022
Government

Despite last year’s lessons, Northwest schools scramble to find staff

Districts depend on emergency substitutes, some of whom lack teaching experience or even a bachelor’s…
Kaylee Tornay
Kaylee TornaySeptember 3, 2022
EnvironmentGovernment

Oregon joins western states in opposing more natural gas from Canadian pipeline

By Alex Baumhardt / Oregon Capital Chronicle / August 31, 2022 Oregon has joined California…
Alex Baumhardt
Alex BaumhardtAugust 31, 2022
Government

How Washington gun control laws compare to other states

Washington already ranked among the strictest states for firearm laws before it passed additional gun…
Maleeha Syed
Maleeha SyedAugust 25, 2022
GovernmentHealth

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…
Kelcie Moseley
Kelcie MoseleyJuly 13, 2022
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