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
Equity Even healthy, local economy faces large questions Construction cranes in Seattle's Belltown area (January 2014) by Stephen H. Dunphy / February 2, 2014
Equity Port of Seattle: Challenges coming by sea, by air Seattle-Tacoma International Airport by Stephen H. Dunphy / November 18, 2013
Equity Strike on the ‘fryer’ line: The fast food rebellion Fast food workers use light to send a clear message to drivers passing below. by Stephen H. Dunphy / August 29, 2013
Equity The pain of slow times in job creation Occupy Wall Street demonstrators in New York City by Stephen H. Dunphy / October 20, 2011
Equity Ten things you might not know about the economy Boeing plans to add 1,200 jobs at its Renton plant over the next couple of years. by Stephen H. Dunphy / May 19, 2011
Equity When good job news can lead to higher unemployment Boeing's 787 by Stephen H. Dunphy / April 13, 2011