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
After political consultants of color demanded change earlier this month, the chair of the Washington State Democrats says, ‘They were right to call us out on it, and we’ve got to fix it.’
Tax increases and budget cuts for Washington could be on the horizon during a legislative special session.
Consultants of color say they’re systematically left off ‘the list’ of who gets hired for campaigns. They have ideas to fix that.
A $7 billion shortfall is predicted — so far. Here’s a look at some of the services and state programs that could get cut.
Courting voters on Zoom, making ice cream on Facebook Live — candidates get creative to try to win your vote.
