Washington courts rarely discipline guardians ad litem accused of misconduct in custody cases
Minimal oversight of court investigators makes it difficult for parents to challenge flawed reports without risking damage to their cases
Can a court victory provide refuge for foster youth?
Those on both sides of a federal lawsuit see daunting obstacles to providing safer, healthier places for kids to spend their nights.
Washington lawmakers look to keep families together as part of foster care reform
Poverty, disability, homelessness wouldn't qualify as sole reason to take kids away
Outdated sewage treatment is suffocating fish in Puget Sound
Inadequately treated human waste from 79 sewage treatment plants is an important and growing cause of a breakdown in the Puget Sound ecosystem that is causing unnatural explosions of jellyfish and smelly algae, among other effects.
