Impact Report
Investigations team caps four years with state law, policy reforms
From youth labor violations to housing abuses to pandemic-aid fraud, Cascade PBS investigative reporters cast light into undercovered corners of WA in 2025.
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Investigations
Impact 2024: A year investigating labor safety, housing insecurity
Cascade PBS’s reporting drew Congressional attention, informed new policy discussions and sparked the resignation of one Seattle director.
Investigations
Audit finds more problems with how WA spent federal COVID aid
A new report found 86 issues, a record number, with how state agencies spent funds, listing documentation deficiencies and $1.17B in questioned costs.
Investigations
A review of 2023’s WA worker safety, COVID relief investigations
Crosscut published more than 40 stories on job safety, housing instability, police and business aid. Read our top and most impactful reporting.
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Pipeline rupture near Pullman leaves 36,000 without natural gas
More than 36,000 homes, businesses and public facilities lost natural gas service Wednesday in southeast Washington and parts of