Refusing to take fraud concerns seriously will add to public’s distrust

Allegations of fraud involving childcare funding and other government-subsidized programs elsewhere have people here concerned that something similar could be happening in Washington. I know this because of the calls and emails that have come in since federal Republicans began investigating the suspected theft, through fraud, of billions in taxpayer dollars intended to subsidize a […]
John Braun: Cost of Green Hill fentanyl overdose: $12M and a life changed forever

There’s a lot in common between the security and safety issues at Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families’ Green Hill School, the harm being done to our state’s children by fentanyl, and the staggering cost of financial judgments and settlements due to mismanagement by the executive branch of state government. Each is the […]