Investigations Podcast | It’s a Youth Today News takeover The third episode of the investigative series co-produced with Crosscut focuses on one woman’s experience with foster care and homelessness in WA. by Elizabeth Whitman / January 3, 2024
Investigations Washington’s new youth homelessness ‘Lifeline’ service lags The $750,000 pilot program has struggled to meet promises after state officials chose a lobbying firm to build the hotline service from scratch. by Elizabeth Whitman & Sam Leeds Youth Today / October 25, 2023
Investigations ‘Home was never a place’: One woman’s life in WA foster care Now 30, Janell Braxton says she continues to reckon with the separations and instability stemming from her time in the foster system. by Elizabeth Whitman & Sam Leeds Youth Today / November 21, 2023
Investigations Researchers team up with court staff to help WA homeless youth H-SYNC — Housing Stability for Youth in Courts — has piloted using evidence-based surveys to identify teenagers in need of support services. by Elizabeth Whitman & Sam Leeds Youth Today / November 14, 2023
Investigations WA’s $5M youth homelessness effort is ramping up. Is it working? Though the funds helped dozens of young people secure housing, delays and slow spending stalled some programs in their first year. by Elizabeth Whitman Youth Today / August 15, 2023
Tech Another Seattle Internet hoax? CenturyLink vows real gigabit in Seattle The company announced this morning that Seattle is one of 10 new cities where they'll be rolling out super fast fiber to the home. We've heard that before. by Bill Schrier / August 4, 2014
Politics Why downtown would be safer as a surveillance state What doesn't kill us makes us safer ... so long as there are adequate checks and balances involved. by Bill Schrier / November 24, 2013
Politics A 10-point tech plan for Ed Murray's transition team Mayor Ed Murray introduces Dwight Dively and Martha Choe as his transition team co-chairs. by Bill Schrier / November 11, 2013
Politics Healthcare.gov: Why the Washington state site eclipsed D.C.'s What went wrong with the Feds' Affordable Care Act website and why the other Washington did so well. by Bill Schrier / October 23, 2013