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
Public Health
What’s next for Idaho’s abortion policies? Activists, new legislators want more restrictions
Bills eliminating rape and incest exceptions and bills targeting contraception, IUDs in the works for 2023 legislative session
Redlining's enduring impact shows up in WA pollution disparity
New research out of UW suggests historic, racist lending practices still affect inequitable exposure to hazardous pollution today.
Poisoned ground: Dealing with Washington’s legacy of pesticides
A new program is helping developers and landowners clean up former orchard lands once doused with dangerous lead arsenate
One home, many generations: Washington vaccine priority addresses COVID risk among families
'Inside-the-home transmission is what has been killing so many older people of color'
Allowing doctors to act when pregnancies go wrong
Legislation would ensure doctors at Catholic hospitals could offer medically necessary abortions when emergencies arise
Climbing prescription prices have Washington state looking to get into the drug business
Responding to federal inaction on pharmaceutical costs, lawmakers appear poised to give state broad authority to buy or make generic drugs — and to get them to everyone