The composition and rate of immigrants moving to the United States has seen major changes and fluctuations over the course of American history. These changes create an understanding of American immigration...

Campaign contributions are a vital part of state and local politics, and much can be learned about the candidate, the election, and the democratic process through their analysis. The State of Washington's data portal...

A new dataset compiled by Washington state’s data portal Data.WA.gov provides information on all electric and hybrid vehicles registered through the Washington State Department of Licensing...

Over the past decade, Spokane County public schools have made slow but steady progress in graduating its seniors. The same slow progress holds for Spokane public school seniors continuing with their formal education – at least for those headed to a four-year...

The data are just in: on any given day in 2020, a little less the 0.2% of our county population was in the jail. Or, 662 per day. This average marks the lowest count in the series covered by Spokane Trends, 7.1.2. For some, the lower number may be a cause for celebration. Alternative sentencing procedures may...

An engaged electorate is vital to ensuring that elected officials at the local, state and national levels are responsive to and reflective of the communities they serve. On the other hand, waning participation rates in elections could suggest lack of efficacy or frustration with the political process...