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
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
Politics States examine bounced-check enforcement practices Mike Hewitt, James Hargrove, Adam Kline by Harris Meyer / May 14, 2013
Politics Crosscut Investigation: Prosecutors, debt collectors buddy-up to punish bad checks Mike Hewitt, James Hargrove, Adam Kline by Harris Meyer / December 5, 2012
Cutting high-risk patient costs with . . . more care? A pilot King County program is taking aim at high-risk, high-cost medicaid patients with a simple concept: More help. by Harris Meyer / November 15, 2012
Politics McKenna vs. Inslee: A debate with a few twists Jay Inslee, left, and Rob McKenna at a debate. by Harris Meyer / October 3, 2012
Culture A historic new trail for Washington hikers William O. Douglas, here on a 1949 Mount Stuart climb with Mount Rainier as backdrop, was an avid hiker. by Harris Meyer / September 17, 2012
