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
Politics The small-town mayor who was Oso's hidden hero Arlington Mayor Barb Tolbert by Mary Bruno / July 9, 2014
Politics Crosscut Live! A chat with Rep. Reuven Carlyle Rep. Reuven Carlyle values Crosscut's "prolific, original, on-the-ground reporting." by Mary Bruno / March 5, 2014
Equity Homeless In Seattle - and beyond Homeless youth can be found all around King County. by Mary Bruno / January 22, 2014
Politics Three things we learned about foster care The universe of at-risk kids is vast and varied. by Mary Bruno / December 30, 2013
Politics 10 things you don't know if you didn't read Crosscut Step into the light. Become a Crosscut member. by Mary Bruno / December 22, 2013
Politics Meet Starcia Ague, Crosscut Courage Award winner in Public Service Crosscut Courage Award winner Starcia Ague by Mary Bruno / October 31, 2013