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A Skagit Valley attack brings WA hate crime laws into question
As a group of lawmakers and advocates work on a new hate crime law, a community debates whether one attack should qualify as a hate crime.
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WA's first Native Supreme Court justice works so she won't be the last
Raquel Montoya-Lewis didn't meet a lawyer until law school. Now she wants others from underrepresented communities to picture themselves in the legal system.
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Liberal Seattle is not the only bubble in Washington state
After Trump’s win in 2016, national media said urban-liberal enclaves were out of touch. But there are rural-conservative bubbles, too.
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Seattle seeks state’s help to reduce power of police unions
The long-shot appeal to Olympia is making some labor representatives nervous.
Opinion
What Biden's win means: The rights of LGBTQ people
As the Biden-Harris administration prepares to take power, Crosscut asked six opinion writers to share early thoughts on what comes next.