Politics She's 29, Latina and running for office — as a Republican Can Maia Espinoza disrupt the Washington Legislature's all-white Republican caucus? by Cambria Roth / October 10, 2018
Equity Ask us your #SeaHomeless questions — and we'll report back What do you want to know about homelessness in Seattle? You ask. We report. by Cambria Roth / July 19, 2018
Equity Debating the future of 'Dreamers' stuck in limbo With no fix yet in site, the Obama-era policy that shields young immigrants from deportation holds its tenuous ground. by Cambria Roth / February 6, 2018
Politics LEAD diversion program: New hope for dealing with low-level crime Misti Barrickman, left, and her case manager, Chris Cates. by Cambria Roth / April 8, 2015
Culture Question of the Day: Is the city discriminating against restaurant franchises? Mcdonald's in downtown Seattle. by Cambria Roth / March 10, 2015
Politics Social workers fleeing troubled foster care system Lousy pay, a toxic workplace and excessive workloads are driving away the people who serve vulnerable kids and their families. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / December 7, 2016
Politics Foster parents abandoning troubled system Washington state lost nearly one in five foster homes between 2008 and 2015 amid complaints of discord and disarray. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / October 27, 2016
Equity State’s foster system sets kids up for failure When foster children spend the night in a hotel or in a foster home that agrees to keep them for only one night at a time, they typically don’t make it to school the next day. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / September 20, 2016
Politics Foster Care Crisis More than a decade after the courts ordered the state to clean up its foster care program, kids are still left rootless, vulnerable. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / September 19, 2016
Politics Washington fail: College-educated women earn less than men with just a high school diploma Credit: Will Folsom by Cambria Roth / March 4, 2015