Investigations Can a $42B internet expansion plan close WA's digital divide? After billions in telecom subsidies, it may take a new public approach to connect some 'last mile' areas like rural Grays Harbor County to broadband. by Brandon Block / January 19, 2023
Investigations WA has 530 bridges in 'poor' condition — and limited repair money Even with $605 million in federal aid, the state can't catch up with its growing maintenance backlog. by Lizz Giordano / January 18, 2023
Investigations Battered by destructive floods, Grays Harbor bets on a $182M levee A 'once-in-a-generation' project could help Washington coastal cities Hoquiam and Aberdeen hold off economically devastating climate disasters. by Hannah Weinberger / January 17, 2023
Investigations 'The whole thing is broken': Temp staffing costs strain WA hospitals Amid a retention crisis, rural hospitals turned to pricey travel-nurse agencies with little oversight or transparency. Now they need a way forward. by Joy Borkholder / January 13, 2023
Inside Cascade PBS Following up on Crosscut's biggest stories of 2022 What happened with the missing Indigenous persons alert system that launched in July? The praying Bremerton coach? Washington’s dud crop season? by Ana Sofia Knauf / January 3, 2023
Investigations A year of Crosscut investigations into federal pandemic aid WA Recovery Watch published over 30 stories on funding delays, disparities and unspent aid. Here's what came from that reporting — and what's next. by Jacob Jones / December 20, 2022
Inside Cascade PBS The past (and possible future) of Washington state gun bills Ahead of the 2023 legislative session, politics reporter Joseph O'Sullivan offers a crash course on state firearms restrictions. by Joseph O’Sullivan / December 20, 2022
Inside Cascade PBS What will you remember about 2022? Tell Crosscut what defined your year. We'll be sharing some submissions with our readers. by Madeline Happold / December 12, 2022
Inside Cascade PBS Why access to the outdoors has never been equitable Our new video and podcast series 'Out & Back' focuses on people of color who are challenging the exclusionary and violent history of outdoor spaces. by Alison Mariella Désir / December 8, 2022
Inside Cascade PBS A closer look at the complexity of the 'Latino vote' in Central WA The deeper we explored varying perspectives in Yakima County, the murkier our bird's-eye view of the electorate became. by Sara Bernard / December 2, 2022
