Equity What drives the runaway growth in the Seattle area? Traffic on the SR 520 bridge by Dick Morrill / August 6, 2007
News New Washington laws aim to break foster care-to-prison pipeline As the state looks to reform its juvenile justice system, special attention is being given to foster children. by Elizabeth Amon The Imprint / August 17, 2021
Environment Heat and smoke protections for WA farmworkers may fall short While deaths and illnesses among agricultural workers mount, state regulators face pressure to do more to protect them. by Elizabeth Amon / August 13, 2021
News Lummi Nation reimagines foster care for Indigenous families To reconnect parents and children, the tribe opened a supportive family housing center. by Elizabeth Amon The Imprint / August 2, 2021
Environment Skagit dams in crosshairs of renewed push to save salmon, orcas With Seattle’s power supply in the balance, tribes and activists are demanding changes to how Seattle City Light’s dams are run. by Lester Black High Country News / July 26, 2021
News WA foster system to stop housing kids in hotels, offices. But then what? The state has until November to fix an ‘egregious problem’ affecting hundreds of Washington children. by Elizabeth Amon The Imprint / July 9, 2021
Politics Why the state's redistricting plan counts as a success Click to enlarge. Final redistricting plan for Washington state's congressional districts. by Dick Morrill / January 5, 2012
Politics Washington: the growth state? Click to enlarge. Washington is among the state's with the fastest rates of growth from July 1, 2010, to July 1, 2011. Color codes are in this order: purple/blue (colors may appear differently on some... by Dick Morrill / January 3, 2012
Politics A doomsday scenario in 2012 An Occupy Seattle protester holds up her sign. by Dick Morrill / October 17, 2011
Politics An expert eyes the first drafts of state redistricting plan Washington's current nine Congressional districts by Dick Morrill / October 3, 2011