Mr. Douthat and Mr. French are Opinion columnists. Mr. Douthat is also a host of the podcast “Matter of Opinion. Patrick Healy, the deputy Opinion editor, hosted an online conversation with the Times ...

A beleaguered state official who’s faced a swirl of criticism over his leadership at Washington’s Department of Children, Youth and Families won’t seek reappointment, he announced this week. Ross ...

SEATTLE — The top leader of the state’s Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) won’t seek reappointment once a new governor takes office in January, according to an internal all-staff email ...

The following editorial originally appeared in The Seattle Times: When Ross Hunter took the helm of the state’s newly created Department of Children, Youth and Families in 2018, he had the advantage ...

When Ross Hunter took the helm of the state’s newly created Department of Children, Youth and Families in 2018, he had the advantage of stepping into a role that had never existed before. His ...