Investigations
WA mobile home tenants add health complaints to investigation
Residents of parks owned by Port Orchard-based Hurst & Son have reported smelly tap water, E. coli outbreaks and raw sewage exposure to state agencies.
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Politics
Despite industry pushback, WA farmworkers will keep overtime pay
Since Jan. 1, agriculture has a 40-hour work week. But the system drew concerns from some growers over labor costs — and has workers split, too.
News
For-profit Tacoma ICE center blocks health and labor inspections
Conditions in the immigrant detention facility have garnered over 300 complaints, but a law to increase state oversight is still tied up in court.
News
Crosscut Ideas Festival: Michael Barbaro on truth, lies and news
The host of the New York Times' podcast The Daily explains why covering falsehoods is an existential problem for journalism.
Politics
Washington public defenders say the strained system needs funding
Too many cases, too few lawyers and too little money hurt local governments’ ability to provide effective counsel to those with financial constraints.