The Rev. Bryan Pham is pushing the company to improve conditions at the immigration detention center in Tacoma.  

The new rule would increase the cost of citizenship applications for green card holders by 83%, from $640 to $1,170. It would also, for the first time ever, add a fee to asylum applications.

Preparing for adult life is critical for all high school students. But those with disabilities face a greater risk of missing postsecondary opportunities.

White people are returning to the same parts of Seattle past generations helped segregate. But we're not helpless in the fight against displacement.

Hiring the formerly incarcerated is one way to make amends for the brutal legacy of slavery and convict leasing.

The rule change makes the state the 17th in the country to present an option aside from male or female.

Varisha Khan is holding onto a narrow lead in her race for a seat on the Redmond City Council. Zahra Roach has clinched a seat on the Pasco City Council.

State officials are already working on ways to boost diversity in government hiring and contracting, two of the ballot measure’s key goals.

The number of students with disabilities living in Washington state is growing. But the number of special ed teachers has remained stagnant. 

Tuesday's election laid bare the thin pretense behind the notion that this city is a beacon for tolerance.

They have confronted racism and other indignities on their path to office. For some, a working class background has made it even more complicated.

A new rule, set to take effect Dec. 2, would make it more difficult for green card holders to apply for U.S. citizenship. 

Social workers, doctors, and nurses meet patients in untraditional settings, including tents, vans and shelters.

The letter, signed by U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell  and U.S. Representative Adam Smith, also calls for the completion of the investigation into last year's death of a Russian asylum seeker. 

Experts say poor data reporting practices have kept educational institutions from truly confronting their role in exposing kids to the criminal justice system.