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Laws on unexcused absences are meant to keep kids safe, but a lack of resources and fear of court have kept districts from completing necessary steps.

Masks, gowns, gloves and more: States are culling their expired stockpiles, but medical experts say the waste shows a system unprepared for disasters.

No one was looking for Kit Nelson-Mora, despite warning signs, until a friend contacted police over a year after their disappearance in Omak.

In 2022, the state took over $40 million meant for impoverished children. A bipartisan bill could redirect a portion of future payments to families.

Some advocates say that legislation requiring law enforcement endangers survivors at risk of retaliation.

As Mark Vasconi prepares to retire, he outlines how the state can invest historic federal aid in connecting rural communities left out of past efforts.

While Washington has some of the toughest trafficking laws in the nation, law enforcement in Seattle and Portland struggle to put policy into practice.

Billions in federal pandemic aid masked dysfunction in the rental market. But that money is gone — along with some legal protections.

A 2020 law was supposed to create two trauma-informed treatment centers for exploited children. They still haven’t opened.

A Crosscut analysis of Working Washington grants found mixed results on equity initiatives and millions for large chains or franchises.