GREAT new resource from us:
You can now flip through the financial disclosures of Trump officials.
See what they own --and how much they're worth.
See who's worked where-- and how much they banked.
Want the folks connected to Palintir? Please enjoy.
projects.propublica.org/trump-team-f...
Oregonians who had their lives upended by the 2020 Labor Day wildfires continue to see large paydays in court.
PacifiCorp owns $1 billion so far -- but that's likely just a fraction of the total potential liability.
Last year a state Corrections employee told me she was troubled by prison officials’ failure to request autopsies after people died in custody. I looked into it for @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
For my latest story I reviewed over 100 cases where immigrants challenged their ICE detention in federal court in Washington. In most of those cases, judges determined ICE was holding people illegally.
SCOOP from @abestreep.bsky.social: Firefighters Wore Gear Containing “Forever Chemicals.” The Forest Service Knew and Stayed Silent for Years.
Today, in partnership with murrowcollege.bsky.social, we are proud to announce a groundbreaking initiative to ensure that every county in Washington state has access to reliable, local journalism.
Learn more: https://www.reportforamerica.org/2026/02/04/wsu-report-for-america-partnership/
"You’re suffocating me"..."I’m fucking dying"..."I can’t breathe." We found 41 people who died after officers put them in this mummy-like restraint called The Wrap. Watching body cam videos was heart wrenching. w/ @farooqumar.bsky.social news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
NEW: Washington’s departing commerce director said there’s added urgency to get the projects done after an @opb.org and ProPublica investigation showed states like Iowa and Texas have made more progress in renewable energy growth.
Loved sitting down with @leahsottile.bsky.social and @ryanjhaas.bsky.social for the @niemanstoryboard.org podcast to talk about the second season of their series "Hush" — and I'm so excited they're launching their own independent publication.
niemanstoryboard.org/2026/01/22/l...
#longreads
A report revealed a Texas sheriff tracked a woman from Tri-Cities suspected of travelling to WA after an abortion.
Customer support employees reported health issues and SpaceX safety managers flagged ventilation problems. But records show the company did not improve ventilation at a Washington office for nearly a year, until the state began investigating.
www.investigatewest.org/a-starlink-l...
"Teresa Wippel, the president and CEO of the My Neighborhood News Group nonprofit that runs My Edmonds News, said Steves contacted Angelica Relente, the housing reporter who wrote the story. He also contacted the Jean Kim Foundation, which runs the center."
NEW: Feds order WA power plant to keep burning coal, setting up clash with state-
The TransAlta facility in Centralia was on track to switch to natural gas.
For @washingtonstatestandard.com: washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/12/18/f... #waleg #environment
U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse, one of two Republicans representing Washington state in Congress, will not run for reelection next year. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/12/17/w...
After teaching a one-day class on Tom Robbins, here is my syllabus for the 12 novels about the Pacific Northwest you should read (and Snow Falling on Cedars is not one) ryanbeckwith.medium.com/the-12-best-...
Washington approves over 99% of archaeological permits, records show
As tribes struggle to protect their heritage, the nation’s leading state archaeologist says she lacks the authority to to stop development projects.
Find salary information for employees of the state in our searchable database, now updated with the 23-24 fiscal year
STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING EVERYONE (or everyone who is a FOIA nerd): There's a public records request advent calendar.
h/t Cam Rodriguez docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
On the day that @opb.org CEO Rachel Smolkin posted this video, saying OPB’s funding gap of $5 million was closed, I was also told by the Chief Content Officer that Hush was canceled. Eighty percent of my income, and my health insurance - gone. I was given no reason for the cancellation. 1/x
A bucket from an excavator lays next to an excavator arm. A trench with a trench box is nearby and another excavator is in the background.
An upright cement sewer manhole is inside a deep trench. A trench box is next to it with an excavator arm inside. Rescue workers are in the background.
A green safety latch can be seen on excavator equipment.
Inside view from an excavator cab. The bucket can be seen through the excavator glass. There’s an orange warning label on the window of the excavator.
Vancouver-based construction company, Rotschy Inc., faces hefty fines after a 3,000-pound bucket fell off the arm of an excavator, crushing a worker not once, but twice at a Woodland jobsite.
https://Lni.wa.gov/news-events/article/25-33
Happy first day of bill prefiling in Washington State to all who celebrate.
app.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/pre...
Screen shot of WA Employment Security news release reading "WARN letters now available for download on Employment Security website You now have access to worker adjustment and retraining notification (WARN) letters that employers submit to Employment Security to announce a layoff. "The notices are now published on our WARN database webpage. "Previously, anyone wanting to read a WARN letter needed to submit a public records request. We are pleased to announce these copies are now available online for quick access."
Glad to see this new, easier access to WARN layoff letters from @washingtonesd.bsky.social: esd.wa.gov/employer-req...
a “Space Force”, if you will
Seattle's mayor race update:
Katie Wilson's lead grows to 1,346 votes over and incumbent corporate-Democrat Bruce Harrell.
Kate Wilson won 61.23% of the 6,121 ballots counted today.
Overall total:
Katie Wilson 50.08% 137,217
Bruce Harrell 49.59% 135,871
Write-in 0.33% 908
Wilson now leads in the Seattle mayoral race by 91 votes. Prior to today, Harrell had been leading by 4,300 votes, but this latest vote batch netted Wilson 4,391 votes.
Graph showing the type, number, and cohort of challenged ballots
There's still a lot of curable ballots from Seattle (about 1,800). Most are unsigned or signature mismatches, and most skew younger.
HOLY SHIT crazy news for Spokane progressives. Dixit closed the gap even more in the most recent ballot drop to less than 70. And there’s still 24k total ballots left to count in the county. City turnout is looking wildly high for an off year election
I talked with @kuow.org yesterday about the story of Alex Kuhnhausen, a 25-year-old WA prisoner who died last year from an infection that prison medical staff failed to treat and corrections officials kept hidden from his wife. www.kuow.org/stories/help...
Early results have just started coming in Washington.
