Tribal prioritiesOn a prominent wall in the Tribal Headquarters of the Yakama Nation hangs a floor-to-ceiling map that shows two boundaries. The current borders of the Yakama Reservation are shaded. Surrounding that...
Company loyalty Westphal helped start a company in the late 1990s called Ti-Lite that manufactured golf clubs, bicycle frames and wheelchairs. Eventually, Permobil, a Swedish company, bought Ti-Lite. Over a 26-year career, he...
Border battles Since arriving in Congress, Gluesenkamp Perez has sought to distance herself from Democratic leadership, bucking the party line on major issues.  She voted for Republican efforts to block Biden’s student debt...
Who pays the cost?Roark, the Vancouver mom, has two children who live with her, 13 and 16, as well as two adult children. She said she hasn’t worked full-time since 2010 and...
How they spent the moneyLawmakers did not provide specific instructions to the Horse Racing Commission on how to spend the $1.1 million. State law says the commission can use its money only...
Overgaard, wearing a jacket over her hoodie to protect against the cold blowing in the open doors, greeted each person and checked names off on her master list. Some offered ID cards,...
Pushback on jail outreach That confusion about voting is perhaps greatest in jails, where people’s involvement with the justice system typically begins. About 75% of the people in Washington’s jails are being held...
Spending as a culture war issueIn a recent Crosscut/Elway poll of likely Washington voters, those who identified as Republicans were three times as likely to report the economy as a top concern....
