politics
3 WA families on how new police laws could have helped their loved ones
The state's new accountability laws might not have happened without the advocacy of people whose family members were killed by police.
Melissa Santos
Melissa Santos is formerly a Crosscut staff reporter who covered state politics and the Legislature. She came to Crosscut from The Seattle Times editorial board, where she wrote columns and opinion pi
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News
A year after George Floyd’s murder, what’s changed in Washington state?
Last year’s Black Lives Matter protests fueled major actions on police accountability, tax reform and environmental justice. But no one thinks the work is done.
politics
New laws aim to keep people from losing their homes in Washington
Help for renters and homeowners is on the way as the state’s eviction moratorium is set to expire June 30.
politics
Two bills aim to expand public broadband in WA, but there’s a hitch
‘It’s such drama, I’m telling you. I’ve never been in this situation before,’ one lawmaker says.
Equity
Insurers in WA must cover transgender health care under new bill
The state’s push to protect access to health care for transgender people contrasts with recent actions in other state legislatures.