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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?

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...

Gorsuch was confirmed in April along party lines, and no Western Democrat voted in his favor. But Gorsuch has a strong background in Indian law and a record of recognizing tribal sovereignty and self...

Tessa Plainfeather and Emily Moccasin embrace in front of their grandmother’s home on the Crow Reservation in Montana. The reservation is one of the 20 tribes with a lot of land that will still be...

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.