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As a nonprofit, collaborative newsroom, InvestigateWest’s mission is to produce high-impact journalism that holds power accountable, exposes injustice and empowers underserved communities across the Pacific Northwest: https://www.investigatewest.org/
@boltsmag.orgReposted by @investigatewest.bsky.socialWashington’s governor has denied every clemency petition he has received, InvestigateWest reports:
@investigatewest.bsky.socialBecause of Idaho's women's prison overcrowding, some women can’t access the programming required of them to make parole - and end up incarcerated longer, even when a state commission has decided they're otherwise fit for parole. @wbryen.bsky.social reports - www.investigatewest.org/prison-overc...
@wilsonc.bsky.socialReposted by @investigatewest.bsky.socialHow Rob Curley’s plan to make the Spokesman-Review ‘The People’s Paper’ ended in a newsroom revolt
(Reported in collaboration with RANGE)
www.investigatewest.org/rob-curley-s...
@investigatewest.bsky.socialFor years, the Spokesman-Review staff have raised concerns about editor Rob Curley's leadership, culminating in his suspension in August. @wilsonc.bsky.social and @bydaisy.bsky.social @rangemedia.co report on how Curley lost the faith of his newsroom: www.investigatewest.org/rob-curley-s...
@rangemedia.coReposted by @investigatewest.bsky.socialHow Rob Curley’s plan to make the Spokesman-Review ‘The People’s Paper’ ended in a newsroom revolt: Newsroom staffers tell @investigatewest.bsky.social and RANGE concerns about Curley’s leadership festered until his August suspension — weeks before the paper was set to transfer to his nonprofit.
@investigatewest.bsky.socialUnder the banner of “Dig, Baby, Dig,” the Trump administration is supercharging an already powerful mining industry. What will happen to vulnerable plants and animals? www.investigatewest.org/the-trump-ad... via @insideclimatenews.org
@investigatewest.bsky.socialCome join our team! InvestigateWest is hiring for two positions: a one-year reporting position with @opencampus.org to report on community colleges, and a full-time audience engagement manager. www.investigatewest.org/careersandin...
@investigatewest.bsky.socialAn Oregon Christian ranch has welcomed hundreds seeking relief from addiction, shelter from domestic violence or a fresh start after an arrest. While some say the ranch helped them heal, former residents want the place shut down: www.investigatewest.org/oregon-chris...
@investigatewest.bsky.socialA Washington appellate court recently found that APS can't be sued for negligence over its response to reports that an elderly man was being financially exploited because state law doesn't actually require it to investigate abuse reports.
@investigatewest.bsky.socialSince Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson took office in January 2025, a board he appointed has recommended early release for 15 of the 23 people who received commutation hearings. The governor hasn’t approved a single one. www.investigatewest.org/washington-g...
@investigatewest.bsky.socialCurrent and former investigators for Washington's Adult Protective Services worry that the agency’s focus on closing cases could leave more vulnerable adults without meaningful protection -
@investigatewest.bsky.socialA court said WA Adult Protective Services isn't required to investigate reported abuse of vulnerable adults. If applied more broadly, the ruling could limit legal recourse against APS. It comes as investigators say they're pressured to quickly close cases:
www.investigatewest.org/washington-i...
@investigatewest.bsky.socialRural communities have had the highest rates of foster care placement in Oregon. Experts and advocates say there aren't enough mental health, financial aid and childcare services to help keep kids in their homes: https://www.investigatewest.org/oregons-rural-counties-kids-more-likely-foster-care/
@investigatewest.bsky.socialRecords show how Canyon County probation officers have recently coordinated with ICE’s Boise office, including by compiling a list for ICE of foreign-born people on probation:
https://www.investigatewest.org/idaho-countys-probation-office-compiles-foreign-born-list-for-ice/
@investigatewest.bsky.socialWhen her son overdosed, an Idaho mom brought his fentanyl pills to the hospital. In most states, this might have resulted in treatment. But Idaho treated him as as trafficker.
https://www.investigatewest.org/she-brought-fentanyl-to-the-hospital-to-save-her-son-idaho-treated-him-as-a-trafficker/
@investigatewest.bsky.socialA federal judge dismissed an Idaho nonprofit’s lawsuit claiming that a state agency violated the First Amendment by revoking funding in retaliation for speaking to reporters. https://ow.ly/i4Lp50ZNtJn
@investigatewest.bsky.socialAfter Isaac Berger overdosed, his mother gave hospital staff the pills she found in his room. She says it became the biggest regret of her life. www.investigatewest.org/she-brought-... by @wbryen.bsky.social
@investigatewest.bsky.socialEmails show how an Idaho county probation department is helping ICE - including by combing through its case files to create a "foreign born list" containing the names of 82 probationers.
www.investigatewest.org/idaho-county...
@investigatewest.bsky.socialIn summer 2024, 7 women accused Idaho prison workers of sexual misconduct. The allegations spanned decades, took place at various facilities and involved different perpetrators. One thread connects the claims: none were thoroughly investigated by state police. www.investigatewest.org/case-closed-...
