News Crosscut Now: Rural Washington is still in the digital dark Last year, we spoke to Grays Harbor County residents without affordable internet access. Has anything changed? by Paris Jackson / January 4, 2024
News Crosscut Now: How WA’s off-year elections can quash voter turnout Participation tanks statewide every odd-numbered year. Sightline Institute founder Alan Durning talks impact and solutions. by Paris Jackson / December 28, 2023
News Crosscut Now: Go behind the scenes of Nick on the Rocks Season 5 director Brady Lawrence shares his favorite spots featured in the new season, from Moses Coulee to Yellow Aster Butte. by Paris Jackson / December 21, 2023
News Crosscut Now: Scrooge-approved winter art events around Seattle Editor-at-large Brangien Davis shares happenings that offer a break from holiday cheer, including the Museum of Glass and a night of marimba. by Paris Jackson / December 14, 2023
News Why convictions lag compared to sex trafficking reports in the PNW While Washington has some of the toughest trafficking laws in the nation, law enforcement in Seattle and Portland struggle to put policy into practice. by Kelsey Turner InvestigateWest / December 8, 2023
News Crosscut Now: WA eviction filings double after pandemic aid ends Plus, grocery costs spike in the Pacific Northwest and an Indigenous youth arts organization finds a home at King Street Station. by Paris Jackson / December 7, 2023
News Crosscut Now: WA records highest workplace fatalities since 2010 Reporter Lizz Giordano discusses the legal fallout from a construction death. Plus, a look at state ballot rejections and new art spaces in Seattle. by Paris Jackson / November 30, 2023
News Crosscut Now: WA voters give U.S. political system a D average Plus, pro-Palestine supporters blocked a ship in the Port of Tacoma and Rainier Beach’s Black-led organizations battle gentrification. by Paris Jackson / November 16, 2023
News Crosscut Now: Babies in prison? A WA program for pregnant inmates Plus, favorable weather improves state apple volumes in 2023 and a new UW study illustrates the danger of fentanyl exposure on public transit. by Paris Jackson / November 9, 2023
News Crosscut Now: Seattle’s City Council elections are at a turning point Reporter Josh Cohen talks about crucial issues impacting voters. Plus, what’s behind high gas prices in WA and a peek into haunted hotels. by Paris Jackson / November 2, 2023