Politics
Environmental prospects look iffy in Olympia
OLYMPIA — An abruptly canceled meeting, a moonlighting state senator and the nascent Trump administration all had something to do with
Adiel Kaplan
Adiel Kaplan works for InvestigateWest covering the 2017 Washington Legislature. She has reported locally and internationally on a range of topics, from campus sexual assault to technology, with an em
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Environment
Another lost year for kids' health in Olympia
OLYMPIA — In the wake of the lead-poisoning water scandal in Flint, Michigan, and with 10 Washington children a week being
Politics
If Canada ups its oil shipping, should we worry?
Every week, a barge laden with a crude oil called dilbit makes the journey from Vancouver, B.C., to Tacoma,
Environment
Lawmakers like the environment. Will they pay up?
Bipartisan. Unanimous. Two words not heard often in contemporary politics describe a pair of bills passed by a divided Washington
Politics
Legislature paves way for more farm, forestland development
State Rep. Liz Pike was hard at work, baking cookies. Ninety-eight cookies to be precise — one for each member of