Equity A division on foster care in Olympia Whose voice should count most in legal decisions about the future of kids removed from their homes because of suspected abuse or neglect? by Allegra Abramo for InvestigateWest / January 23, 2018
Equity How programs for homeless youth pivoted in the pandemic Upended by COVID-19, some service providers went online, took to the road or otherwise found new ways to aid homeless youth and young adults. by Allegra Abramo & Sam Leeds Youth Today / February 7, 2022
Bill Lucia (sniff) leaves Crosscut Bill Lucia, a reporter for all seasons. by Mary Bruno / November 10, 2014
Save the Date: Crosscut's 2nd Annual Courage Awards Courage isn't something we take for granted. That's why, for the second year in a row, we're recognizing Northwest individuals who have it in spades. by Mary Bruno / August 6, 2014
Politics The small-town mayor who was Oso's hidden hero Arlington Mayor Barb Tolbert by Mary Bruno / July 9, 2014
Equity Head trauma, painful restraints: WA foster kids face abuse out of state The state removed foster kids from an Iowa facility following reports of abuse, but red flags abound at other group homes. by Allegra Abramo InvestigateWest / February 5, 2019
Politics Foster kids trapped as WA system collapses Washington kids are being warehoused in hotels and shipped out of state. by Allegra Abramo InvestigateWest / September 21, 2018
Equity As kinship caregivers struggle, Washington’s foster care system benefits A crisis festers while family members who care for neglected kids receive little support from the state. by Allegra Abramo Investigate West / August 10, 2018
Politics Using tech to fight opioid addiction About 600 Washingtonians die each year from overdosing on prescription opioids or heroin, according to the state Health Department. by Allegra Abramo for InvestigateWest / March 3, 2016
Politics Birth control, women's health issues at play in Olympia At least a dozen bills on a range of women’s reproductive health issues have been debated in Olympia during 2016’s short legislative session. by Allegra Abramo for InvestigateWest / February 18, 2016