Politics King County considers moving most elections to even years So-called 'off-year' elections have lower voter turnout. A proposed change would move a dozen county races in an effort to garner more ballots. by Joseph O’Sullivan / June 27, 2022
News ‘Roe v. Wade’: WA officials, advocates react to Supreme Court ruling The right to abortion is protected in Washington. But the rollback could have 'dangerous consequences' for the state's healthcare system and beyond. by Joseph O’Sullivan / June 24, 2022 / Updated at 5:45 p.m. on June 24
Politics Social workers fleeing troubled foster care system Lousy pay, a toxic workplace and excessive workloads are driving away the people who serve vulnerable kids and their families. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / December 7, 2016
Politics Foster parents abandoning troubled system Washington state lost nearly one in five foster homes between 2008 and 2015 amid complaints of discord and disarray. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / October 27, 2016
Politics 4 fixes for Washington’s foster-care crisis Brandon Fogg, who has experience both as a foster child and foster parent, says foster care needs a celebrity champion. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / September 21, 2016
Equity State’s foster system sets kids up for failure When foster children spend the night in a hotel or in a foster home that agrees to keep them for only one night at a time, they typically don’t make it to school the next day. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / September 20, 2016
Politics Foster Care Crisis More than a decade after the courts ordered the state to clean up its foster care program, kids are still left rootless, vulnerable. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / September 19, 2016