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The Onion likes Jay Inslee. After the debates, will voters?
The Washington governor and aspiring presidential nominee has a lot of work to do in Wednesday's debate to make his mark in the crowded 2020 race.
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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To save students from opioid overdoses, WA schools will soon carry Narcan
Naloxone, known commercially as Narcan, will be required in many high schools. The goal: To save students' lives if they overdose on heroin or other opioids.
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After measles outbreak, WA toughened its vaccine law. Could Congress do the same?
A few new bills in Congress focus on combating misinformation about vaccines, but would not limit exemptions as several states have.
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5 types of government documents WA lawmakers don’t think you should see
A media coalition will go toe-to-toe with Washington’s Legislature in a high-profile court hearing Tuesday. At issue: Which documents can legislators legally withhold from the public?
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Why WA’s gay-wedding case is turning out differently than Colorado’s
Both the Arlene’s Flowers and Masterpiece Cakeshop court battles involve business owners who wouldn't serve same-sex couples. But the legal underpinnings are quite different.