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Your anxiety could be delaying your voter registration in WA
Worried voters are attempting to register multiple times online. Election officials say that just slows down the process.
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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Sherae Lascelles is giving Frank Chopp his biggest challenge in decades
The third-party candidate performed better in the Aug. 4 primary than anyone who has ever challenged Chopp, Washington's longest-serving House speaker.
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Having problems voting in WA? We’ve got a tipline for that
Crosscut is partnering with ProPublica's Electionland to report on any issues voters encounter when casting ballots this year. You can help.
Politics
QAnon conspiracy theories have seeped into Northwest politics
The baseless movement claims satanic pedophiles run the world. One professor describes it as ‘a decentralized online conspiracy cult.’
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Child care was already dysfunctional. COVID-19 could break it completely
As Washington state pushes through the pandemic, a shortage of child care options forces parents and providers to make difficult choices.