Politics
Gov. Inslee wants to tap state's emergency fund to address homelessness
The governor wants to draw $319 million from the state’s rainy day fund to pay for homeless services over the next three years.
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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$4K for kids' hearing aids? Many WA insurers won’t help and now parents want a fix
A plan in the state Legislature would require private insurers to cover the devices, which must be replaced every few years.
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SATs no longer required for admission at some Washington colleges
Concerns about fairness and bias have fueled a national trend for schools to go ‘test optional.’
Politics
$30 car tabs on hold, but transportation cuts coming anyway
State and local leaders are moving forward as if Initiative 976 is in effect — even though the courts have halted the measure for now.
Politics
Judge presses pause on I-976; car-tab cuts won’t go into effect for now
Seattle, King County and the other plaintiffs suing to overturn the initiative “have sufficiently shown they are likely to prevail,” said the King County Superior Court judge.