Equity State Patrol under pressure to examine bias in traffic stops following investigation Officials have not filed a report since 2009 that examines the race and ethnicity of drivers who troopers stop and search. by Jason Buch InvestigateWest / January 28, 2020
Equity Native American drivers are more likely to be searched by Washington State Patrol While the searches occur at five times the rate for white drivers, they are less likely to turn up drugs or other contraband. by Jason Buch & Joy Borkholder Investigate West / December 19, 2019
Politics Racial bias study for WA State Patrol could resume after 13 years House budget has $50,000 to fund a collaboration between State Patrol and WSU to analyze traffic stops for evidence of bias. by Jason Buch InvestigateWest / March 6, 2020
Equity Recent protests revive push for WA to speed up police reform Nearly two years after voters approved I-940, training lags while investigations into police-involved killings face scrutiny. by Jason Buch InvestigateWest / August 25, 2020
Equity Podcast | Inside the urban farm with a historic mission Agriculture is a fraught industry for descendants of enslaved people. Yes Farm is working to move beyond that trauma. by Alison Mariella Désir & Brooklyn Jamerson-Flowers / December 27, 2022
Equity Podcast | How a bike ride became a movement Doc Wilson's Peace Peloton started in Seattle as a single protest ride in 2020. Now it fights for social justice nationwide. by Alison Mariella Désir & Brooklyn Jamerson-Flowers / December 20, 2022
Equity Podcast | The run club changing Seattle Club Seattle Runners Division creates community for people of all paces and all faces. by Alison Mariella Désir & Brooklyn Jamerson-Flowers / December 13, 2022
Equity Podcast | How getting outside changed Alison Mariella Désir’s life The Out & Back host tells the story of how she rediscovered running in Harlem before she and her family moved to the PNW. by Alison Mariella Désir & Brooklyn Jamerson-Flowers / December 6, 2022
Equity As WA implements new police accountability law, some advocates feel left out After I-940 passed last November, family members of police shooting victims were expecting to be involved in its implementation. Some say that isn’t happening. by Jason Buch / May 10, 2019
Equity WA troopers still more likely to pull over Native American drivers Two years after an investigation showed a disproportionate bias, a state patrol report shows not much has changed. by Jason Buch InvestigateWest / January 13, 2022