News Ways to fix the child care system in Washington state Federal and state programs continue to push for more funds to support families and child care by Joy Borkholder InvestigateWest / January 18, 2022
News Why child care in the U.S. lags behind much of the world Ideological differences make more of a difference than financial resources in keeping U.S. child care behind. by Joy Borkholder InvestigateWest / January 5, 2022
News Measuring the toll of a broken child care system Almost half the workforce can't leave the house with kids at home and few feasible options. by Joy Borkholder InvestigateWest / November 22, 2021
News The real costs of child care in America In Washington state and across the country, the financial realities of child care are like mismatched puzzle pieces jammed together. by Joy Borkholder InvestigateWest / November 9, 2021
Politics Investigation finds Latino ballots in WA more likely to be rejected Latino signatures are more likely to be questioned and less likely to be fixed during Washington state elections. by Joy Borkholder InvestigateWest / February 15, 2021 / Updated at 4:20 p.m. on Feb. 15
Politics Letter from South Africa Spontaneous memorial to Nelson Mandela on a gate to the Parliament building in Cape Town, South Africa. by Eugene Carlson / December 7, 2013
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Politics The Fed's intervention in AIG: possibly a stroke of genius by the White House "Make no mistake," as the politicians like to say. They'll be discussing, and debating, the AIG takeover for the rest of all our lives, and beyond. The past two weeks, beginning with the takeover of... by Eugene Carlson / September 17, 2008
Politics A hurricane blows away bad news Hurricane Gustav. (NOAA) by Eugene Carlson / September 1, 2008
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