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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.

Joseph O’Sullivan

/ December 20, 2022

Gluesenkamp and Ken walk through photographers to the debate stage

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Purple haze: The battle over WA state's political no-man's-lands

A handful of unassuming, ideologically split districts have become hotbeds of political power for both Washingtons.

Joseph O’Sullivan

/ November 1, 2022

O'Sullivan stands under the branches of a tree with changing leaves. The Capitol building is visible in the background.

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Our new state government reporter hopes to represent you — the reader

With 14 years of political reporting under his belt, Joseph O'Sullivan plans to investigate the forces shaping WA government and hold the powerful accountable.

Joseph O’Sullivan

/ July 12, 2022

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How a friendship and a new book transformed my view of Seattle

A UW professor’s difficult book provides an important glimpse at the city, from the perspective of its most marginalized residents.

Mason Bryan

/ October 5, 2021

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Why Seattle’s renter protection debate is so heated

Crosscut columnist Katie Wilson on her series exploring the arguments surrounding renter laws in Seattle and King County.

/ August 3, 2021

Four illustrations: A woman climbing a ladder onto a graduation cap, three young people by a ballot box, ballots flying into a USPS mailbox, and a person falling into a frayed safety net

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Why Washingtonians deserve a closer look at their democracy

Ahead of the 2020 election, Crosscut contributors helped us examine the current state of our democracy.

Mason Bryan

/ October 27, 2020

David Nash holding a sign that says "Vote" on the corner of First Hill in Seattle

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Election 2020: Take our poll on democracy in WA

Democracy is at stake this November. Crosscut Opinion wants you to help shape our election coverage.

Mason Bryan

/ September 8, 2020

Four archival pictures: People lining up for vaccines, people posing with face masks, police in face masks, and Dr. T.D. Tuttle

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Why Crosscut is reminding readers about the 1918 flu

The last great pandemic hit the Pacific Northwest a century ago. It should inform how we think about the coronavirus.

Mason Bryan

/ May 19, 2020

Four photos of farmworkers in a field, a row of homes, gloved hands working on test tubes and a biker going past a boarded up business

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Mid-pandemic, we gathered ideas to help save Washington

From helping child care workers to taxing wealth, Crosscut contributors made their case for softening the blow of the pandemic's economic consequences.

Mason Bryan

/ April 28, 2020