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
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
Opinion Inside the conservative plan to take over city politics Liberals complain that ALEC (the American Legislative Exchange Council) has too much influence in writing laws. by Nick Licata / January 5, 2016
Politics First Avenue: Is a new streetcar the smartest plan? Electric trolley lines can be cheaper to build and operate than streetcars. by Nick Licata / July 8, 2014
Politics Seattle police accountability: What does the public want? Nick Licata by Nick Licata / April 18, 2014
Politics The problem with Seattle's startup initiative Councilmember Nick Licata responds during a forum by Nick Licata / December 3, 2013
Politics Seattle sick leave law: So healthy that others want to follow suit Nick Licata by Nick Licata / September 17, 2013
Politics The Monorail Wars: Dick Falkenbury's new book Rise Above It All The Seattle Monorail project: laid to rest by the Seattle process by Nick Licata / May 26, 2013
