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Activists rally in favor of house bill 1324 at the Washington State Capitol

WA may end mandatory sentencing points based on juvenile convictions

HB 1324 hopes to remedy the harm of the racist 'superpredator' myth, which has lengthened the sentences for mostly Indigenous and Black youth.

Luna Reyna

/ April 18, 2023 /

Updated on 2:10 on April 20

News

Gov. Inslee won't lift WA's vaccine mandate for state employees yet

The governor told a Crosscut Festival audience that the restrictions have saved about 19,000 lives in Washington state.

Luna Reyna

/ May 9, 2022

News

‘I’m not a token': Seattle council president Debora Juarez opens up

Juarez shares her history of advocacy, hopes for collective healing and conviction that Indigenous people must have a seat at the table.

Luna Reyna

/ March 17, 2022 /

Updated at 5:56 on March 17, 2022

Equity

WA is working on an Amber Alert for missing Indigenous people

State Attorney General Bob Ferguson and Rep. Debra Lekanoff are proposing a bill that would disseminate critical information more quickly and effectively.

Luna Reyna

/ February 3, 2022

teen playing a video game at Lillian Johnson Home in Burlington

News

Pandemic pushes WA foster care group homes into lose-lose dilemmas

With one group home losing a state contract after turning away infected youth, operators at other homes fear state retaliation.

InvestigateWest

/ August 14, 2020 /

Updated at 5:53 p.m. Aug. 14

Environment

Building a seawall? These 'fish cops' might come knocking

If passed by the Legislature, the new law would help save small fish and, by way of the food chain, orcas.

Investigate West

/ April 2, 2019

Politics

Private utilities want more time to meet green goals

Washington's Legislature could implement the state's first carbon fee in 2030. Some say that's still too fast.

Investigate West

/ February 26, 2019 /

Updated at 3:30 p.m.

Politics

As Seattle booms, council scrambles to save city trees

Rob Johnson is rushing to pass a new ordinance, but activists say it leaves the trees vulnerable.

Investigate West

/ August 27, 2018

Politics

Toxic cleanups, water projects face state budget cuts

Cleaning up toxic waste. Protecting Puget Sound. Dealing with polluted rainwater runoff. All hang in the balance as the Democratic-dominated House and Republican-controlled Senate face a Thursday...

Robert McClure

for InvestigateWest

/ March 8, 2016

Politics

Should Washington get tougher on oil shipping?

A tanker on Puget Sound (2009): A significant amount of oil shipping has moved to barges.

Robert McClure

for InvestigateWest

/ January 28, 2016