Washington is cutting fewer checks for those in need, but counts more welfare spending toward “preventing out of wedlock pregnancies” than any state in the country.
Seattle Public Library patrons will still have to pay for lost or damaged items, but the city chose a collections company that won't forward debts to credit reporting agencies.
Since Crosscut wrote about Seattle's aging homeless populations and shelters overwhelmed by an increase in medical issues, Hughes Daniels' story is one of hope.