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InvestigateWest’s mission is to do in-depth, investigative reports on important topics in the West, especially the Pacific Northwest, with a focus on the environment, health and social justice.

Indian CountryInvestigative Reports

Concerns about WSP search rates persist

The Washington State Patrol this month announced a study had found “no systemic agency bias”…
Jason Buch
Jason BuchDecember 29, 2021
Child CareCrisis in Child Care SeriesInvestigative Reports

The Real Costs of Child Care in America

In Washington state and across the country, the financial realities of child care are like…
Joy Borkholder
Joy BorkholderNovember 2, 2021
People seated at folding tables review pieces of paper and consult one another.DataGovernmentInvestigative Reports

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…
Joy Borkholder
Joy BorkholderFebruary 15, 2021
A heat map of the estimated Latino share of voters in Washington state.AnalysisDataGovernmentInvestigative Reports

How InvestigateWest analyzed voter signature rejection rates

In an analysis of recent voter data and behavior, InvestigateWest found that voters with Latino…
Joy Borkholder
Joy BorkholderFebruary 15, 2021
A woman stands next to a ballot box.GovernmentInvestigative Reports

Can elections procedure be altered to make sure all voters are treated equally?

Washington state voters with Latino surnames are much more likely to have their signatures challenged…
Joy Borkholder
Joy BorkholderFebruary 15, 2021
GovernmentInvestigative Reports

Regulators crack down on misleading thrift operations

Within the last decade, state regulators across the country have accused many for-profit secondhand stores…
Francesca Lyman
Francesca LymanOctober 30, 2020
GovernmentInvestigative Reports

There’s big business in thrift

By Francesca Lyman/InvestigateWest Charities like Goodwill and Salvation Army have traditionally dominated the $10 billion…
Francesca Lyman
Francesca LymanOctober 30, 2020
GovernmentInvestigative Reports

Profiting from thrift: Who’s getting rich off your secondhand stuff?

The growth of for-profit thrift stores like Value Village Atlanta is expanding nationwide. The surge…
Francesca Lyman
Francesca LymanOctober 30, 2020
ClimateEnvironmentGovernmentInvestigative Reports

Trump administration buries dozens of clean energy studies

The Trump administration has bottled up at least 46 studies by government energy researchers detailing…
Peter Fairley
Peter FairleyOctober 26, 2020
ClimateEnvironmentGovernmentInvestigative Reports

Who Killed the Supergrid? Trump appointees short-circuited grid modernization to help the coal industry

In 2018, Trump appointees short-circuited U.S. grid modernization to help the coal industry by suppressing…
Peter Fairley
Peter FairleyAugust 20, 2020
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