State dentists lobby is blocking potential source of low-cost care
Dental health for the poor is a big problem in Washington state. Some see dental therapists — licensed professionals who can perform simple procedures —...
DSHS employees rarely pay a price for failing to protect foster children
Over the past eight years, the child-welfare division has been hit with scores of lawsuits, paying $141.4 million for failing to protect children under its...
State senators want investigation of ‘artificially low’ lease deal with Navy
Two senators have asked the acting state auditor to investigate the Commissioner of Public Lands for an “artificially low” deal with the Navy restricting shoreline...
Navy stealthily targets Hood Canal development | Times Watchdog
The U.S. Navy has quietly restricted development across thousands of acres of water and land near Hood Canal. Last year, the Navy may have gone...