Investigations WA intercepts millions in child support for low-income families In 2022, the state took over $40 million meant for impoverished children. A bipartisan bill could redirect a portion of future payments to families. by Brandon Block / January 25, 2024
Investigations WA health officials throw away millions of pandemic supplies Masks, gowns, gloves and more: States are culling their expired stockpiles, but medical experts say the waste shows a system unprepared for disasters. by Brandon Block / February 23, 2024
Politics Heroism at Chernobyl: a reprise in Japan A memorial to the people at Chernobyl who sacrificed their own safety to protect the world from greater danger. by Bob Royer / March 21, 2011
Politics Chernobyl's lengthy recovery has a sobering message for Japan A memorial to the people at Chernobyl who sacrificed their own safety to protect the world from greater danger. by Bob Royer / April 13, 2011
Politics Memories of an intense Oregon primary, 1968 A young cameraman watched the McCarthy-Kennedy contest close up, wrestling with his own issues in a time when "I was scared of my own country." by Bob Royer / May 16, 2008
Politics Memo to Mayor McGinn's staff Norm Rice, Greg Nickels, Charles Royer by Bob Royer / January 5, 2010
Investigations WA spent $500M to help small, minority businesses. Did it work? A Crosscut analysis of Working Washington grants found mixed results on equity initiatives and millions for large chains or franchises. by Brandon Block / October 18, 2023 / Updated at 6 p.m. on Oct. 23, 2023
Investigations Why have Washington eviction cases doubled in the past six months? Billions in federal pandemic aid masked dysfunction in the rental market. But that money is gone — along with some legal protections. by Brandon Block / November 28, 2023
Investigations Q&A: WA’s broadband director on the $1.2B expansion challenge ahead As Mark Vasconi prepares to retire, he outlines how the state can invest historic federal aid in connecting rural communities left out of past efforts. by Brandon Block / December 14, 2023
Politics George Bartholick: restoring the Pike Market and envisioning our Zoo George Bartholick at Western Washington University by Bob Royer / September 12, 2012