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
Mr. Monorail: No there there on new elevated plan New monorail proposal has some problems. by Dick Falkenbury / August 21, 2014
Politics Everett's answer to efficient trash pickup Everett's fleet of mini trash trucks makes garbage pickup cleaner, safer, faster and cheaper. by Dick Falkenbury / March 16, 2014
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
Politics 4 fixes for Washington’s foster-care crisis Brandon Fogg, who has experience both as a foster child and foster parent, says foster care needs a celebrity champion. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / September 21, 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
Memo to cab companies: It's all about customer service A little healthy competition from rideshare companies could do the old school taxi industry some good. by Dick Falkenbury / February 20, 2014