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

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Auditors flag half of Washington counties over COVID-19 aid

Findings of fraud or misuse remained rare despite short deadlines set for local governments to…
Jacob Jones
Jacob JonesMarch 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
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
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
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
Government

Catholic officials oppose WA bill requiring clergy to report child abuse if it doesn’t exempt confessions

By Wilson Criscione / InvestigateWest As state lawmakers look to advance legislation that would require…
Wilson Criscione
Wilson CriscioneFebruary 10, 2023
Government

Oregon bill aims to crack down on paramilitary activity

House Bill 2572 would provide the state with new tools to prevent paramilitary activity, which…
Conrad Wilson
Conrad WilsonFebruary 9, 2023
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