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
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 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
News Seattle Asian community answers hate with love and support A year into the pandemic, local Asian activists work to protect and help community members fearing for safety and facing economic strain. by Hannah Krieg / April 13, 2021
Opinion Trump calls them suspicious, but WA has counted late ballots for years President Trump and others have decried late-arriving mail ballots as suspicious. In our state, they’re anything but. by Ben Anderstone / October 30, 2020
Politics WA pushes beyond clearing sexual assault evidence kits Legislation pushed by advocates, officials and survivors would require trauma-informed training for police officers, further support survivors. by Hannah Krieg / April 5, 2021 / Updated at 9:30 a.m. on April 5
Politics WA looks to end driver’s license suspensions over unpaid debt Lawmakers say connecting unpaid parking tickets to license suspensions amounts to punishing the poor. by Hannah Krieg / March 25, 2021 / Updated at 1:55 p.m. on March 26
Politics WA school districts depending on federal relief to pay for reopening While some school districts in the state haven’t figured out how they will spend federal dollars, others are using the money to hire more teachers. by Hannah Krieg / March 18, 2021 / Updated at 9:54 a.m. on March 18
Politics Far-right GOP state senators form their own caucus in Olympia The leaders of the new Freedom Caucus say they just want to make sure their viewpoints are heard, but some Democrats take issue with that name. by Hannah Krieg / March 17, 2021 / Updated at 9:30 a.m. on March 17.