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How WA's cloudy economic forecast could impact state spending
The updated predictions come as Washington lawmakers draft a new two-year budget that funds schools, prisons, public lands and more.
Joseph O’Sullivan
Joseph O’Sullivan is Crosscut’s former state politics reporter. Before joining Crosscut in 2022, O’Sullivan spent nearly eight years as Olympia bureau reporter for The Seattle Times. Before that, he c
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As election deniers target the U.S. voter database, WA worries
Washington state isn’t pulling out of the Electronic Registration Information Center, but the impact might still be felt here.
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WA looks to address housing shortage with density, zoning changes
A 'strange bedfellows' political alignment has brought together Democrats, Republicans, business, labor and others in search of a fix.
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Three years in, five Washingtonians a day are still dying of COVID
While restrictions are being lifted and hospitals are no longer besieged, the pandemic's impact persists.
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WA's government transparency committee is ready to call it quits
As their fight for government transparency becomes increasingly difficult, the Washington Sunshine Committee is considering disbanding.