Austin Jenkins
Stories
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A 'miserable underworld': Washington's mental health system
On a recent evening in Vancouver, Washington, more than 80 people gathered at the local affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. They were...
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Manweller report finds 'pattern of unprofessional' behavior from lawmaker
Washington state Rep. Matt Manweller “engaged in a pattern of unprofessional and inappropriate behavior” with current and former female students at...
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Washington lawmaker assails media as 'dirty, godless, hateful people'
A Republican state representative from eastern Washington is drawing attention after comments he made about the media at a pro-gun rally.
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Washington state reaches legal agreement to keep mentally ill out of jail
For years, mentally ill inmates in this state have languished in county jails awaiting state evaluations to determine if they're competent to stand...
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Part 5: Desperate for help, far from home
Hospital stays are usually short: days, weeks, sometimes months. But when the state of Washington sent 16 patients with brain injuries to a...
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Part 4: Desperate for help, far from home
More than $12 million dollars. That’s what the state of Washington spent to send 16 patients with serious brain injuries to a rehabilitation facility in...
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Part 3: Desperate for help, far from home
Between 2014 and 2017, the state of Washington sent 16 patients with brain injuries to a rehabilitation hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Part 2: Desperate for help, far from home
Sometimes people with severe brain injuries develop behavioral issues that are hard to manage. This can make it difficult to find them a place to live.
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State lawmaker Matt Manweller fired from Central Washington University
Central Washington University on Tuesday fired Republican state Rep. Matt Manweller from his position as a tenured professor of political science...
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How did Lincoln do it?
Embattled Democratic state Rep. David Sawyer of Tacoma was in third place in early primary returns Tuesday night, an indication of the political fallout...