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2023: Photos of the year
Babies in prison, Starbucks unions, and Seattle cycling. Crosscut photographers captured a year of growth and change across Washington state.
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Investigations
Q&A: WA’s broadband director on the $1.2B expansion challenge ahead
As Mark Vasconi prepares to retire, he outlines how the state can invest historic federal aid in connecting rural communities left out of past efforts.
politics
$70.9B WA budget proposal boosts funding for behavioral health
Washington lawmakers will offer their own proposals in the legislative session that begins next month.
politics
WA tax agency pressured to end controversial secrecy policy
The Department of Revenue said it could use legislative privilege to keep records private, but nixed the policy after criticism from Gov. Inslee’s office.
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SCOTUS won’t hear the challenge to WA’s ‘conversion therapy’ ban
A Christian therapist sued on First Amendment grounds over a 2018 law blocking the treatment for minors, but a lower court's ruling will stand.