News Fair weather yields fruitful 2023 apple harvests in Washington After a cold and snowy 2022, projections anticipate this year’s crop will be over 134 million 40-pound boxes. by Mai Hoang / October 27, 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
Politics The Spokesman-Review calls Spokane mayoral race for Lisa Brown Brown has a nearly 2,800-vote lead over incumbent Nadine Woodward, with just under 8,000 ballots left to count. by Mai Hoang / November 10, 2023
Politics Lisa Brown leads incumbent Nadine Woodward in Spokane mayoral race The election generated nearly $2M in donations as Woodward looks to win a second term, a feat only done twice in the past four decades. by Mai Hoang / November 7, 2023 / Updated 5:05 p.m., Nov. 10
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 WA mobile home communities organize against ‘economic eviction’ Port Orchard-based Hurst & Son LLC bought dozens of parks in recent years. Now residents say the company is raising rents and cutting services. by Farah Eltohamy & Mai Hoang / August 30, 2023
News WA rental increases cooling, but an affordability crisis remains Advocates say that rent stabilization is the key to relief, but efforts to do so died in the 2023 legislative session. by Mai Hoang / December 26, 2023
Politics Who will redraw Central WA’s Latino-majority voting district? The Legislature can either regroup the redistricting commission — an unprecedented move that some say is unlikely — or pass the task to a federal court. by Mai Hoang / September 12, 2023
Politics Republicans push for bipartisan commission to redraw WA Latino district Instead of passing the task to a federal court, they are advocating for the Washington State Redistricting Commission to reconvene. by Mai Hoang / October 2, 2023