As the county considers extending the pandemic-era emergency rent relief program, advocates hope poor communication and red tape are a thing of the past.

Federal recovery dollars 'saved' some critical access hospitals — but many small facilities still struggle with staffing and rising costs.

Universal free school meals, child tax credits and food assistance aid are sunsetting as relief funding dries up.

Yakima was the only Washington county to have rent assistance funds forcibly reallocated under the federal 'use it or lose it' approach.

Justice reform advocates have been disappointed by choices to spend flexible federal recovery funds on items such as tasers and new police cruisers.

Federal relief money often requires complex reporting and upfront costs that disproportionately strain rural or BIPOC-led organizations.

Evidence suggests fraud in federal rent relief programs is rare. But in some states, fraud fears have kept tenants from getting help.

The Small Business Administration doled out $918 million statewide, but the largest awards went to Puget Sound eateries.

The state Public Works Board is considering changes after private internet companies successfully objected to local government initiatives.

Politics were not a factor in refusing federal money, officials from the cities say.

The Washington county's public utility district is taking advantage of federal dollars and a new state law to deliver broadband internet straight to its residents.

We want to hear from people left out of federal recovery efforts, as well as those trying to change their communities for the better.

With limited IT resources, smaller public agencies in the state are among recent targets for ransomware attacks.

Con recursos limitados en Tecnología de la Información, recientemente las instituciones públicas más pequeñas del estado han sido blanco de cibersecuestro de datos.

Organizations are taking the Small Business Administration to court after being denied funds from a federal relief program for arts venues.