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Activists rally in favor of house bill 1324 at the Washington State Capitol

WA may end mandatory sentencing points based on juvenile convictions

HB 1324 hopes to remedy the harm of the racist 'superpredator' myth, which has lengthened the sentences for mostly Indigenous and Black youth.

Luna Reyna

/ April 18, 2023 /

Updated on 2:10 on April 20

News

Gov. Inslee won't lift WA's vaccine mandate for state employees yet

The governor told a Crosscut Festival audience that the restrictions have saved about 19,000 lives in Washington state.

Luna Reyna

/ May 9, 2022

News

‘I’m not a token': Seattle council president Debora Juarez opens up

Juarez shares her history of advocacy, hopes for collective healing and conviction that Indigenous people must have a seat at the table.

Luna Reyna

/ March 17, 2022 /

Updated at 5:56 on March 17, 2022

Equity

WA is working on an Amber Alert for missing Indigenous people

State Attorney General Bob Ferguson and Rep. Debra Lekanoff are proposing a bill that would disseminate critical information more quickly and effectively.

Luna Reyna

/ February 3, 2022

Opinion

Gov. Jay Inslee's approach will be key to fighting COVID-19

As coronavirus deaths mount in Washington state, the governor hasn't been particularly front and center.

Joe Copeland

/ March 4, 2020

Politics

Meet Manola Secaira, our first Emerging Journalist Fellow

Crosscut and KCTS 9's new program will serve as a launching pad for our region's most promising early-career journalists.

Joe Copeland

/ August 7, 2018

On the day Mayor Ed Murray announced his resignation, his spokesperson Benton Strong glared at a Crosscut photographer

Opinion

Durkan cleans up the toxic mess Murray left behind

Ed Murray left a worse trail of HR problems than we realized. Is Jenny Durkan better at cleaning up than expected?

Joe Copeland

/ April 25, 2018

Equity

Best of 2017: The city that solved homelessness

Construction is everywhere. The economy is booming. And yet Seattle’s homeless problem continues to grow. If we can’t even make progress in good times, the odds would seem to be against real solutions...