Inside Cascade PBS How public records gave us a window into WA police misconduct Being home on maternity leave during last year's Black Lives Matter protests got a reporter thinking about how to look deeper into police misdeeds. by Melissa Santos / April 13, 2021
Opinion After Blake, will Washington state repay victims of the war on drugs? Many now-voided drug convictions came with financial penalties that have plunged people into legal debt. by Alexes Harris / April 8, 2021 / Updated at 8:57 am April 9, 2021
News Nearly 200 cops with credibility issues still working in Washington state A Crosscut investigation found at least 183 police officers flagged for issues such as dishonesty, bias and excessive force remain in law enforcement. by Melissa Santos / April 8, 2021
News How fired cops win their jobs back: arbitration In Washington state and around the nation, some cops fired for dishonesty or misconduct remain on the beat because private arbitrators gave them their jobs back. by Melissa Santos / April 8, 2021
News Getting the story: How we investigated cops' credibility problems Nine months of reporting and more than 100 records requests formed the basis of our look at police officers placed on so-called ‘Brady’ lists. by Melissa Santos / April 8, 2021
Opinion Is it time for Seattle to decriminalize shrooms and psychedelics? Washington state led on legalizing marijuana. Plant-derived psychedelics could be next. by Katie Wilson / April 7, 2021
Environment The Chinook Indian Nation’s 120-year fight for sovereignty Federal recognition provides tribes with critical health care and education. But there are nations the U.S. refuses to recognize. by Anna V. Smith High Country News / April 7, 2021
Inside Cascade PBS Columnist Claudia Rowe on neutrality and what kids tell us about WA The longtime education reporter explains how decades of covering schools shaped the perspective she brings to her new column. by Claudia Rowe / April 6, 2021
News Tensions build as Seattle seeks to resume parking enforcement The city has not enforced its 72-hour parking limit for the past year. Resumption has some worried about the fate of people living in RVs. by David Kroman / April 2, 2021
Opinion Washington high court charts less punitive path on juvenile justice With the Monschke decision, the state Supreme Court expanded the definition of youth in murder cases. No other court has done so. by Claudia Rowe / April 1, 2021
News Court’s legalization of drug possession has WA lawmakers scrambling Republicans favor criminalizing drug possession again, but some warn against a return to the ‘war on drugs.’ by David Kroman / March 26, 2021
Opinion In Seattle and Atlanta, anti-Asian hate sparks unspeakable grief While the country moves on, the pain for many Asian Americans remains intense. by Joseph Shoji Lachman / March 25, 2021
Opinion King County courts continue ordering evictions, despite moratoriums Unless the state Supreme Court issues new guidance, county court officials may continue to ignore the federal eviction moratorium. by Katie Wilson / March 25, 2021
News City council backs off from deeper cuts to Seattle Police Department A federally appointed monitor is raising questions about the council’s budget decisions. by David Kroman / March 23, 2021
Opinion WA Senate must restore voting rights for formerly incarcerated people A bill before the Legislature would return the right to vote to more than 20,000 Washingtonians living and working throughout the state. by Christopher Poulos / March 23, 2021
