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http://st.news/watchdog 26-01-2017 17:04:58
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NEW: WA state education officials are working on legislation to increase oversight of special ed schools, after our investigation found huge gaps. Agency said our stories “show us that more changes are needed” in system. #Impact w/ Lulu Ramadan ProPublica seattletimes.com/seattle-news/t…

After The Seattle Times reported a Tacoma police officer now facing felony charges for Manuel Ellis's death had a psychological break at the police academy and was still allowed to graduate, Washington State eyes more aggressive removal of academy recruits. seattletimes.com/seattle-news/t…

Women suing a Seattle hip-hop artist in a sex trafficking case face one of the shortest timeframes in the nation for seeking justice in civil court. From Rebecca Moss and Ashley Hiruko: seattletimes.com/seattle-news/t…

More impact from our investigation into WA private special ed schools. State demanding a ton of records from one troubled school, as part of investigation, and lawmakers heard big reform bill W/ Lulu Ramadan Seattle Times Watchdog ProPublica seattletimes.com/seattle-news/t…


More on Lulu Ramadan and Mike Reicher's recent investigation:


In July 2020, King County Executive Dow Constantine pledged to close the downtown Seattle jail, which he called “decrepit and expensive to operate.” Ten people incarcerated there have died since then. From Sydney Brownstone: seattletimes.com/seattle-news/a…



Six players told police their former basketball coach at Sumner High solicited more than 100 nude photos from them. But the truth has been elusive, thanks to technology that wipes the digital paper trail clean. Seattle Times Watchdog The Seattle Times seattletimes.com/seattle-news/t…


1/ Today I published a story I’ve been wanting to do ever since I landed on the The Seattle Times investigative team (Seattle Times Watchdog). It’s a bit of an odd one with an interesting backstory, so I ask you to bear with me and read through this *thread*.


NEW: Four students and their parents filed a lawsuit against Sumner-Bonney Lake School district for allegedly ignoring warnings about former Sumner High basketball coach now facing child rape charge. The Seattle Times Seattle Times Watchdog seattletimes.com/seattle-news/t…