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Local committees will still set nurse/patient ratios amid new state oversight, but workers argue the current complaint system falls short.

Laws in Oregon and Washington can be counterproductive to public safety by keeping registrants on the streets, where they are more likely to reoffend.

Local officials signed new contracts with The Hand Up Project after two residents died last year and former employees alleged financial mismanagement.

An immigrant businesswoman and a Mariners ticket hawker faced sentencing this week over separate schemes to steal thousands in COVID-19 stimulus money.

Local bike cops drove a national evolution toward forceful crowd tactics — and made money doing it.

In Seattle and across the country, police have adopted the use of bikes for crowd control. It’s become big business and a big concern.

Synergia CEO Philip Hirsch has a decades-old history of allegedly shortchanging workers, who say part of the problem was a lack of oversight.

From a Spokane T-shirt scheme to a Nigerian unemployment scam, federal prosecutors are grappling with how to prioritize cases amid limited resources.

Emergency actions put money in the hands of struggling small businesses — and opened the door for some scammers. Brandon Block shares his reporting.

An investigation found no hiring policies were violated but noted there is no consistent process for filling leadership positions.

As a new CEO takes over, employees of the Seattle-based coffee giant are taking their demands to the street: Stop union-busting and bargain in good faith.

Findings of fraud or misuse remained rare despite short deadlines set for local governments to spend billions in emergency relief.

More and more drivers are fleeing deadly collisions across Washington state and the nation. Can advocates and officials find a solution?

Prolonged negotiations and mounting complaints at the Seattle-based coffee retailer show the obstacles a new labor movement faces.

Reporter Lizz Giordano discusses the recent labor organizing push in Washington and the struggles between Starbucks and its workers.