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Millions Wasted in WA Childcare Program?!
6+ hour, 11+ min ago (227+ words) A new state audit is raising serious concerns about how taxpayer money is being handled in Washington. Senate Republican Leader John Braun says the findings reveal "nothing short of a systemic failure" inside the Department of Children, Youth, and Families,…...
Editor digs into 'initiative killer' bill, daycare fraud
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (380+ words) Jan 25, 2026, 5:01 AM BY JOHN CURLEY SHOW Weekdays on KIRO Newsradio 3pm - 7pm As the Washington legislative session continues, a certain bill labeled the new "initiative killer" drew significant opposition this week, with roughly 10,000 signatures against it. Carleen Johnson, The Center Square's Washington…...
Jim Walsh Slam Bob Ferguson and Dems Over Day Care Fraud!
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (169+ words) Jim Walsh Slam Bob Ferguson and Dems Over Day Care Fraud!MyNorthwest.com Jim Walsh Slam Bob Ferguson and Dems Over Day Care Fraud! Jim Walsh tears into Bob Ferguson and the Dems over day care fraud, government-appointed sheriffs, and…...
Grandparents step in (and sometimes step back) as Millennial parents struggle with raising kids
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (434+ words) Nov 23, 2025, 5:00 AM This year, Washington was listed as having one of the highest daycare center prices in the country. According to the American Society on Aging, more than two million grandparents across the country are primary caregivers to their grandchildren....
WA spends third-highest percentage of income on child care
9+ mon, 1+ day ago (434+ words) Jul 1, 2025, 4:07 PM Washington residents spend the third-highest percentage of their income on child care in the nation, according to a WalletHub study. The median married couple in Washington spends 12.61% of their family income on center-based child care. Just New York…...