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Calls, texts to helplines surge amid COVID-19
Over the course of the stay-at-home order, the federal Disaster Distress Hotline alone has seen calls from Washington state increase sevenfold.
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Advocates seek early release for incarcerated youth amid COVID-19
A mother wasn't informed that her son's juvenile facility had a confirmed case. She wants transparency — and her child out.
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Seattle rekindles business tax debate in a grim new economy
The controversial tax proposal has found new life as unemployment soars and the city faces a $300M budget hole.
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Birth parents fight to visit kids in foster system during pandemic
Seeing their children in person may put parents, as well as foster families and social workers, at risk, but can the state stop them?
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Coronavirus disrupts child custody plans for WA parents
Family courts are closed except for emergencies, leaving many scrambling to improvise new parenting arrangements.