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@investigate.west has been a member of Linktree for 6 years and joined in June 2020. Resources invw has populated their site with include: • WA schools chief eyes changes to sexual misconduct response • Washington tribal police hire fired officers at outsized rates • Edmonds schools received warnings before alleged sexual assault • Idaho judges can consider immigration in probation decisions • Idaho labor economist ran far-right online accounts • Some states protect DV defense in ‘failure to protect’ cases • InvestigateWest, Invisible Institute sue for Idaho records • Mercer Island superintendent heard sexual misconduct rumors • Understaffed paramedic agencies say Idaho should fund EMS • OHSU president says funding needed to build new NICU • Spokane prosecutor declines more DV charges • Oregon rural hospitals to get $37M for maternity care • WA college flouted 2020 sex misconduct disclosure law • Jury finds Oregon mother deprived infant daughter of lifesaving care, protection from abuse • OHSU criticized for pausing NICU project amid overcrowding • Washington reforms that could tackle teacher sexual abuse • Oregon mom faces charge she didn’t protect baby from abuse • Judge says guardian ad litem overstepped in WA custody case • Overcrowded Idaho prisons sent women to ‘the hole’ • College hires Everett teacher who had student relationship • Rural Idaho sheriff got at least $116,000 for helping ICE • Oregon homeless campers lost RVs, valuable items • Idaho lawmakers pass bill to expand prison sex abuse law • Surveilled and Sold: Privacy and Sanctuary in Portland • WA asylum seekers detained over questionable violations • Idaho passes law reforming youth treatment home oversight • Support Journalism That Sparks Change • Southeast Idaho sheriff is latest to sign up to help ICE • Washington could tackle these guardian ad litem reforms • WA courts rarely discipline guardians ad litem • Idaho lawmakers order probe of prison sex abuse protocols • Mercer Island School District faces $13.4M sex abuse claim • Idaho lawmakers move to close gap in prison sex abuse law • Washington jail oversight bill dies in Legislature • Washington teachers who lost their license for misconduct • Idaho won’t let public see if a cop was fired or resigned • WA teacher sexual misconduct cases shielded from public • WA fed judges say immigrants detained without due process • WA jail sued over deaths of 2 Colville tribal citizens • Lawsuit filed over 2024 BIA killing of unarmed Paiute man • Two Idaho guards avoid charges for alleged inmate sex abuse • Complaint alleges WA Rep. Simmons misused campaign funds • Oregon town to test river for wood treatment chemical • Washington could limit access to license plate reader data • WA crime victim orgs urge state to fix funding crisis • SpaceX shrugged off toxic exposure complaints • InvestigateWest’s best 2025 reporting on Idaho • InvestigateWest’s best 2025 reporting in Oregon • InvestigateWest’s best 2025 reporting on Washington • Trump cuts hamper Idaho prison abuse reform efforts • Oregon prison career program will run out of state funding • Cosmetic surgeons use NDAs to hide bad reviews • Idaho immigrants detained far from home, and from their attorneys • In Washington, youth of color face harsher sentences • Prison board says Idaho should strengthen sex abuse law • WA surgeon’s alleged malpractice sparks trans-rights worry • Idaho reopens prison sexual abuse case after news story • Lawsuit: Trump overhaul of grants "death blow" to homeless services • Doulas are burnt out on Oregon’s Medicaid pay problems • Many WA counties don't check if abusers turn in guns • Guarded by Predators: Exposing Idaho prison sex abuse • 7 reforms to address unchecked sex abuse in Idaho prisons • Native kids in WA less likely to be offered jail alternative • Oregon groups: Trump’s overhaul will worsen homeless crisis • Advocates: Oregon can do more to help moms with addiction • WA lawmaker helps slash funds for clearing old drug convictions • Native American kids in WA more likely to be arrested • Idaho urged to act following prison sexual abuse reports • How a WA prison turned a treatable ailment into a death sentence • Mercer Island School District to investigate teacher • Another Mercer Island teacher accused of sexual misconduct • Women speak out on Idaho prison abuse • Idaho law makes it hard for prosecutors to go after prison sex abuse • In Idaho prisons, abuse by guards is rarely investigated • WA priest accused of sexual misconduct, misuse of funds • Guarded by Predators: Our investigation into prison sex abuse • In Idaho, guards get away with abuse and victims blamed • Sex abuse in Idaho women’s prisons largely unchecked • A prison guard preyed on women. The system hid it • Oregon abandons Medicaid expansion for people leaving prison, months after delaying launch • WA sheriff candidate accused of domestic abuse, dishonesty • Watchdog: Idaho still failing to penalize youth facilities • Report: NW tribes could lose nearly half of federal funds • A Christian Nationalist group wants to reshape Idaho • Medicaid cuts could expand Oregon maternity care deserts • Ukrainians caught up in Trump's immigration crackdown • Seattle activists say developers' tree-cutting surging under new ordinance • Survey: Help us investigate maternal health disparities • Oregon wood treater fined $1 million for pollution • How Oregon let a wood treater pollute a town's water source • Washington ferries are going hybrid-electric, but disposal of old ones poses environmental, legal risks • Idaho's latest anti-drag crusade began with a falsehood • In wildfire-prone Washington, ‘collaboration’ on forest management gives way to timber interests • Accused of racism and retaliation, this Idaho sheriff is now working with ICE • The U.S. government sold off these aging ships — leaving states in the Pacific Northwest to pay the price • Records reveal Snoqualmie police chief was fired for sexual comments, said recruit ‘could not keep her legs together’ • Two killings, no explanation: Families left reeling after Bureau of Indian Affairs shootings • A 12-year-old killed herself at a Spokane hospital that recently closed its youth psychiatric unit • Family’s experience highlights high mortality rate of Black babies, as Oregon pushes for culturally responsive care • She was raped and relentlessly demanded answers — until the city took her to court for harassment • InvestigateWest seeks collaboration partners across Pacific Northwest • Seattle claims to ‘protect’ hundreds of trees that were never threatened • ‘A different standard’: Native Americans still searched at far higher rates by Washington State Patrol, new data shows • InvestigateWest to add Oregon-based ‘collaborative investigative reporter’ via Report for America • Building a Legacy • No investigations opened, no complaints taken: A slow start for Washington office tasked with probing police violence • Triple your gift! • Since Dobbs, Idaho mothers increasingly accused of child abuse while pregnant • Watchdog Weekly Newsletter • Idaho youth treatment home exposed in InvestigateWest investigation closes down - InvestigateWest • The Cruelest Lie: You’re Safe Now - InvestigateWest • Idaho investigators repeatedly found kids in danger. Youth treatment programs faced few consequences - InvestigateWest • Public records show 10 years of child abuse, neglect allegations at Idaho’s troubled teen facilities - InvestigateWest • Rape, beatings and racial slurs: None of it was enough to shut down this Idaho youth facility - InvestigateWest • ​​How an Idaho children’s facility got away with firing whistleblowers of child abuse - InvestigateWest • How we reported ‘The Cruelest Lie’ - InvestigateWest • An Indigenous teen in Washington disappeared amid clear signs of danger. It took more than a year before police started investigating - InvestigateWest • Why some advocates oppose legislation requiring police get involved in human trafficking cases - InvestigateWest • Influential Idaho Freedom Foundation quietly hired alt-right propagandist to help shape messaging - InvestigateWest • Oregon’s labor bureau failed to collect nearly $5 million in wage theft claims since 2015 - InvestigateWest • ‘Their cases will never be heard’: Sex traffickers evade justice as child victims openly walk Pacific Northwest streets - InvestigateWest • Despite working closely with kids, WA paraeducators face limited oversight - InvestigateWest • Parents rail against Seattle-area school district for failing to stop staffer’s ‘grooming-like behavior’ - InvestigateWest • EPA and a Montana mining company promise action after InvestigateWest report exposes public health concerns - InvestigateWest • How developers helped shape Seattle’s controversial tree protection ordinance - InvestigateWest • Left-wing activists worry anti-doxxing laws will target them - InvestigateWest • WA lawmakers propose bill requiring clergy to report child abuse, citing InvestigateWest reporting - InvestigateWest • An Oregon county backs ‘Greater Idaho’ talks, as another schedules a vote - InvestigateWest • More Washington Renters Are Being Overcharged For Damages, Advocates Say • In Eastern Washington, victims seeking protection steer clear of a judge accused of domestic violence himself - InvestigateWest • Why many judges in WA won’t order abusers to turn in guns - InvestigateWest • Low-income domestic violence survivors face uphill battle in obtaining court-ordered protections - InvestigateWest • How a new Idaho superintendent is tapping far-right connections to refashion a school district - InvestigateWest • Kicked out of the Proud Boys, a Portland neo-Nazi launched his own group — and he’s gone to war with his former allies - InvestigateWest • Badly needed infant and toddler care investments aren’t reaching Oregon’s north coast • WA’s ‘Safe Harbor’ law to support child sex trafficking victims failing ‘miserably,’ advocates say - InvestigateWest • Leadership shake-up at Seattle-area school district rocked by a sex abuse scandal - InvestigateWest • The Idaho GOP fears ranked-choice voting could turn Idaho blue - InvestigateWest • How a Seattle-area school district ignored repeated warnings of ‘grooming-like behavior’ - InvestigateWest • In a battle for truth in a small Montana mining town, newly revealed records show how the EPA sided with polluters - InvestigateWest • At WA military base, families battle mold, rodents and more despite promised reforms - InvestigateWest • Telehealth business closes after InvestigateWest report details alleged wage theft - InvestigateWest • Housing restrictions are leaving more Northwest sex offenders homeless - InvestigateWest • It’s not the first time this Puget Sound psychologist faces accusations he shortchanged workers - InvestigateWest • Despite Oregon’s high opioid abuse rates, state lawmakers struggle to improve critical drug monitoring tool - InvestigateWest • Why PNW officials are only now deciding how to regulate crypto mining - InvestigateWest • Can crypto mining go green? Critics are skeptical - InvestigateWest • WA state lawmakers eye special education reforms to address students being shipped out of state - InvestigateWest • Primate research center in Oregon leads nation in violations - InvestigateWest • Oregon Supreme Court says people convicted by split juries deserve new trials - InvestigateWest • WA Supreme Court to rule on Value Village lawsuit after 5 years - InvestigateWest • One WA tribe tests waters for locally sourced, traditional foods - InvestigateWest • Dozens of Oregon school districts likely undercounting homeless students - InvestigateWest • Investors make a massive bet on crypto mining in a tiny NE Washington town - InvestigateWest • Oregon food banks forced to tighten belts as hunger swells across the state - InvestigateWest • ‘I kept reoffending’: why unhoused people are choosing to go to jail - InvestigateWest • Why does Washington state reject tens of thousands of ballots? Hint: It’s not fraud - InvestigateWest • At least one juror refused to call them guilty. But they’re still in prison. - InvestigateWest • PNW elections officials amp up defenses against fraud claims ahead of midterms - InvestigateWest • Jehovah’s Witnesses covered up child sexual abuse in Washington state for decades, lawsuit alleges - InvestigateWest • Matt Shea’s Far-Right Recruit In Eastern WA Promotes Election Conspiracies, QAnon And More • ‘We Can’t Recycle Our Way Out’ • Despite Last Year’s Lessons, Northwest Schools Scramble To Find Staff • WA’s Nooksack River Has Been Sounding The Alarm, And People Are Finally Listening • Displaced WA Flood Survivors ‘In Limbo’ While Awaiting Federal Aid • Which Communities Do People In WA Prisons Come From? New Report Gives Answers • ‘Full Of Injustice’: Burden Of Court Fines Vary By Race, County In WA • From Mountaintops To Ocean Bottoms, Scientists Are Discovering Just How Pervasive Plastic Is • Landslide Risk Is On The Rise Thanks To Climate Change, And States Are Looking To Identify Hazards • WA School Districts Ignoring State Transparency Laws • How Two Refugee Women Are Building New Lives In Washington State • Growing Sprawl In WA Woods Comes With High Wildfire Risk • How Climate Change Stresses Sewer Systems In King County • Federal Official Announces Funding For Upgrades To Columbia River Treaty Fishing Sites • WA Supreme Court To Hear Fraud Case Concerning Value Village • Green Energy’s Hidden Costs Spark Opposition • Tribes Look To Renewable Energy To Power Jobs Of The Future • Lawmakers Hope To End Washington’s Practice Of Shipping Special-Needs Students Out Of State • Tribal Leaders In Washington Allege State Intentionally Ignores Treaty Rights • Redistricting: Tribes Fight For An Equal Voice • State Laws Protecting Parents Who Deny Their Children Medical Care For Religious Reasons • How A Tacoma Gas Facility Started A Fight Over Climate Change, Sovereignty And Human Rights • Shrinking WA Kelp And Eelgrass Beds Draw Legislative Attention • Do Salmon Have Rights? • New UW Research Explores A Way To Fight Off Invasive Green Crabs • Why Washington Is Shipping More Students With Disabilities Out Of State • Push To Pay Overtime To Oregon’s Farmworkers Up Against Strong Industry Opposition • WA Wind Power Farms May Conflict With Habitat Preservation Projects • States Weigh How To Shield Election Officials From Threats, Harassment • Salmon Are No Longer Kings Of The Columbia. That Has Biologists Worried • How One Oregon Town Put Politics Aside To Save Itself From Fire • Unconfirmed Seattle Cougar Sighting Is No Reason For Alarm, Experts Say • A Shellfish Company Gets Into The Weeds • WA Legislators Prepare For Long List Of Climate Change Bills • ‘Cultural Resources Are Not A Renewable Thing For Us.’ • Concerns About WSP Search Rates Persist • Keeping The Pressure On: What’s Ahead And Who’s Left Behind In Changing The Child Care System • The Crucial Ingredients For Decarbonizing An Economy, And Safeguarding A Region • Jumping Onboard: What Rail’s Resurgence Means For Efforts To Decarbonize The Pacific Northwest • Deeper Impacts: The Human Toll Of A Broken Child Care System • Cascadia’s climate champions learn they can win at the local level • The Real Costs Of Child Care In America • Rejected: A special report on voter inequities • Cleaner Buildings? We Need To Spend Billions • Who Killed the Supergrid? • How Vancouver aimed high yet fell short • InvestigateWest Announces The Appointment Of Jacob Fries As Its Executive Director • An electric future? Natural gas proponents won’t go without a fight • "How to be bold": Q&A with our former intern Iris Crawford • Meet the McCoys: Founders of C6 Forest to Farm • Newsletter Q&A with StoryWorks' Founder Jenna Welch • Register for StoryWorks' Teen Theater Company • Can The West Learn To Share Renewable Power? • Can a court victory provide refuge for foster youth? • Klamath Basin's Dwindling Sucker Fishes • 3 viewpoints: A proposal to lay cables beneath the Columbia River • 📲: NEWSLETTER: Building relationships with readers like you • Washington agrees to end foster youth placements in hotels, offices and cars • Crisis in child care • 10 jobs that will help shape a zero-emissions future • Celebrating INVW wins at the 2020 SPJ awards • Can Oregon Democrats learn from B.C.’s conservative-backed carbon tax? • Behold Washington’s ‘new beginning’ in its fight against climate change • Decarbonizing Cascadia: Cleaning Up What Can't Plug In • Hundreds of firefighters. 20 bulldozers. Intentional burns: Inside Washington’s $328M push to break cycle of disastrous fires • Why Electricity Powers Decarbonization—and Pays off • After a turbulent year, Washington state poised to ban guns at protests, Capitol grounds • Washington lawmakers look to keep families together as part of foster care reform • Washington’s environmental laws don’t protect communities of color. Will the Legislature fix that? • Allowing doctors to act when pregnancies go wrong • Climate-friendly fuels again face a Democrat’s opposition in Olympia • Fighting British Columbia’s pipelines to the last mile • Will race, income inequalities trip up Cascadia’s fight against climate change? • Visualizing Climate-Vulnerable Communities • Latino voters have higher than average ballot signature rejection rates in Washington state • 2 million Washingtonians rely on a Medicaid system that’s driving away doctors and dropping new mothers • Tree justice? Lawmakers look to revive forests in Washington cities with eye on racial environmental disparities • After climate-protection drift and despair, a blueprint for success emerges in Cascadia • A Thin Green Line with Global Impact • A Lost Decade: How Climate Action Fizzled in Cascadia • 🤓 ABOUT INVW