Politics Can Catholic lobbyists agree to a child abuse reporting law? In Washington, clergy are not mandated reporters. After a similar bill died last year, new language would offer exemptions for sacramental confessions. by Wilson Criscione InvestigateWest / January 29, 2024
Opinion How the Honest Ads Act could harm grassroots advocacy The new bill has the potential to harm the sort of earnest local advocates whom Sens. Cantwell and Murray would otherwise seek to protect. by Nate Christiansen / January 22, 2018
Opinion Taxpayer money will defend Sawant, but that could’ve been avoided Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant during a meeting in the council chambers at City Hall. by Nate Christiansen / October 31, 2017
Opinion In Seattle, restaurants have to serve Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Let’s fix that Seattle restaurants would've had to serve Trump's aide because of a law that prohibits discriminating against political beliefs. by Nate Christiansen / July 3, 2018
Opinion A gym banned a white supremacist, but Seattle law is on his side NW Fitness Project may have illegally discriminated against Greg Johnson when they banned him, at least according to an ill-thought Seattle law. by Nate Christiansen / February 14, 2018
News Jehovah's Witness church covered up child sex abuse, survivors say Washington's mandatory-reporter law, which has exempted clergy members since 1975, enabled the crimes for decades. by Wilson Criscione InvestigateWest / October 18, 2022
Politics State Rep. Rob Chase's re-election effort is full of conspiracies From election fraud to QAnon, Chase — a recruit of former state Rep. Matt Shea — is trying to mainstream dangerous lies. by Wilson Criscione InvestigateWest / October 14, 2022
Politics WA bills propose initiatives to bring special-ed students back home State lawmakers hope to increase oversight of kids with disabilities sent out of state and prohibit or limit the use of isolation and restraint. by Wilson Criscione InvestigateWest / February 6, 2023
News A proposed WA law requires clergy to report child abuse, neglect Washington is one of a handful of states that exempt clergy from reporting suspected abuse. Some lawmakers are trying to change that. by Wilson Criscione InvestigateWest / January 23, 2023
Politics Right-wing "constitutional sheriffs" on the ballot in WA Nearly half of those surveyed by The Marshall Project said they believe their power outranks the government's. by Wilson Criscione InvestigateWest / November 7, 2022