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The legislation emerged from meetings of parents, agencies, advocates and others seeking to turn ‘foster care on its head.’

The Legislature may boost funds requested by Gov. Jay Inslee to better address severe behavioral cases.

The state removed foster kids from an Iowa facility following reports of abuse, but red flags abound at other group homes.

Washington kids are being warehoused in hotels and shipped out of state.

Whose voice should count most in legal decisions about the future of kids removed from their homes because of suspected abuse or neglect?

I didn't plan to meet Jessica Esparza every two years, but interesting changes kept happening in her life. Jessica is an undocumented immigrant, brought to the U.S. by her parents as a child. Our...

Five years after a gunman killed 20 children and six staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, some state lawmakers see a chance to finally pass key gun-control and safety...

Twenty-four-year-old Jessica Esparza says it wasn’t easy to come to the United States. She was bullied because she spoke broken English, and she had to adjust to an entirely new culture.

Gov. Jay Inslee signs legislation to create a new Department of Children, Youth and Families. Rep. Ruth Kagi, wearing a blue jacket, looks over his shoulder.