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 WA child care costs rise faster than financial help for stressed families The search is on for solutions as child care costs top $14,500 a year for some Washington kids. by Joy Borkholder InvestigateWest / June 30, 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
Equity Native American drivers are more likely to be searched by Washington State Patrol While the searches occur at five times the rate for white drivers, they are less likely to turn up drugs or other contraband. by Jason Buch & Joy Borkholder Investigate West / December 19, 2019
Equity Can science save abused, neglected kids – and money, too? New approaches in Washington State are helping kids like this former King County truant who is now aspiring to a career in engineering. by Judy Lightfoot / June 30, 2015
Equity THRIVE Washington wants to give our kids a good start in life Dr. Nadine Burke Harris is an expert on childhood trauma, which can cause health and behavioral problems later in life. by Judy Lightfoot / May 21, 2015
Equity From juvie to the streets Many young offenders are at risk of homelessness after their release from detention. by Judy Lightfoot / August 26, 2014
Equity How to keep foster youth from becoming homeless youth 'Seven,' a former foster care youth, struggled when leaving foster care until she got help with housing. by Judy Lightfoot / July 6, 2014
Equity Housing the homeless: Should mental illness trump hard work? Why Bill Hobson, a veteran provider of homeless services, advocates tying housing to vulnerability. by Judy Lightfoot / May 6, 2014
Equity Racial profiling on Washington’s northern border? The UW Center for Human Rights and immigrant community advocates at OneAmerica charge that Latino groups live in a climate of fear produced by racial profiling and other Border Patrol practices. by Judy Lightfoot / April 23, 2012
