Politics Washington state poised to ban guns at protests, Capitol grounds Despite opposition from Republicans and gun-rights activists, lawmakers in Olympia are working to deter ad hoc ‘patrols’ and armed protests. by Levi Pulkkinen & Katie Hayes InvestigateWest / April 9, 2021
News WA laws banning private armies go unenforced before election As concerns grow over vigilante militias on Election Day, police say laws are too vague to invoke. by Katie Hayes InvestigateWest / November 2, 2020 / Updated 2:10 p.m. November 3
Politics Washington state lawmakers look for ways to limit armed militias State laws are vague on armed protests and paramilitaries, but legislators and activists are trying to change that. by Katie Hayes InvestigateWest / January 8, 2021
Environment The Northwest braces for its own Standing Rock First Nations leaders have been protesting the Kinder Morgan plan since at least 2014. by Nick Turner / December 1, 2016
Politics Seattle's stand against treating corporations as people Seattle City Councilmembers take on the plastic bag industry. by Jeff Reifman / June 21, 2012
Politics Court whacking of Seattle on phone books lets corporations run legally amok The distribution of phone books has been targeted by environmentalists and others in much of the world: This Flickr photo from Australia has a caption mocking paper phone books. by Jeff Reifman / March 7, 2013
Politics Where are Washington's K-12 dollars? Just ask Microsoft shareholders A classroom in the Laotian school in Ban Na Muang. by Jeff Reifman / August 21, 2014
Five ways your medical insurance defines deductible The state health benefit exchange gives Washingtonians a catalog of options for healthcare. What you should know before you buy. by Jeff Reifman / July 20, 2014