Moe Clark

3 weeks ago | investigatewest.org | Conor Wilson |Moe Clark

Tatiana Leone never leaves her Bremerton apartment without a reusable grocery bag filled with documents detailing her son’s history of mental illness. She doesn’t know when she will run into her son, who lives unhoused in Seattle, and she wants to be prepared if he’s in a crisis. She's used the pile of documents — including records of his behavioral health history, jail stints and hospital stays — once before.

1 month ago | newspub.live | Moe Clark

Arlington National Cemetery said it is updating its website to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order to remove all mentions of Diversity Equity and Inclusion, or DEI. A prominent historian is raising concerns over the removal of educational materials and pages highlighting African American, Latino and women veterans. “Arlington embodies an incredibly important history for all Americans,” said Boston-based historian Kevin Levin.

1 month ago | investigatewest.org | Moe Clark

During his years as a Yakima County District Court judge, Dirk Marler always started his court hearings off the same. “I called the entire calendar at the beginning so that I could weed out the people who were in the wrong freaking building that needed to be down the road,” said Marler, who served as county court judge from 1988 to 2003. He knew it was easy for members of the public to get confused about how to navigate the convoluted court process.

1 month ago | columbian.com | Moe Clark

When Lisa Giap opened an email from the Pierce County Superior Court in January 2024 that said her previous drug conviction from 2015 had been cleared from her criminal record, she was stunned. It wasn’t until she called the court clerk to confirm that the reality set in. “It was definitely a big moment for me and my family, just to know that that’s gone,” said 38-year-old Giap.

2 months ago | washingtonstatestandard.com | Moe Clark |Farah Eltohamy

President Donald Trump has identified state and local law enforcement agencies as being pivotal in his plans to deport millions of undocumented people from the U.S. But the extent of how his undertaking will play out on the ground remains unclear, especially in Washington and other “sanctuary states” that have local laws prohibiting such collaborations.