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WA spent $45M to boost electric vehicle use — with mixed results
The state offered rebates to lower-income residents to help buy or lease an EV. But Cascade PBS found the program struggled to reach those communities.
Elizabeth Whitman
Elizabeth Whitman is a freelance journalist in the Seattle area. She can be reached at elizabeth.whitman@proton.me.
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Finding forever homes for the Pacific Northwest’s wild mustangs
For 15 years, Mustang Yearlings Washington Youth has been training wild horses and placing them with private owners to help prevent overpopulation.
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Washington youth homelessness organizations face upheaval
The outgoing director of the state Office of Homeless Youth noted that staff departures and the closure of A Way Home Washington caused “a tidal wave of change.”
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WA homeless youth program closes after contractor ‘misspent’ $330K
Officials ordered a lobbying firm to pay back money meant for a state-funded Lifeline pilot hotline that connects at-risk young people to services.
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WA’s $5M youth homelessness effort is ramping up. Is it working?
Though the funds helped dozens of young people secure housing, delays and slow spending stalled some programs in their first year.