Three political journalists discuss how the economy, abortion and public safety might shape the state’s senate, congressional and secretary of state races.

This week, air quality in Puget Sound peaked at an AQI of over 250. Revisit these Crosscut articles to see how an increase in wildfire smoke affects mental health, the environment and public spaces.

As the City Council digs into Mayor Harrell's $7.4 billion 2023 budget proposal, there's friction over policing, homelessness and how to pay for a big shortfall.

Six recently appointed cultural directors make a case for affordable housing and better wages, and tell patrons: Please show up.

Washington's mandatory-reporter law, which has exempted clergy members since 1975, enabled the crimes for decades.

The accomplished actor, athlete and singer was an outspoken leftist, which made him a target of Cold War paranoia.

Help fill transparency gaps by cross-referencing relief payments and disclosure reports listing businesses owned by public officials or candidates running for office.

Voters in Seattle, as well as San Juan and Clark counties, will consider a major philosophical change to voting this November.

Schrier and Gluesenkamp Perez are outraising Republican candidates Larkin and Kent. At the same time, GOP challenger Smiley raised more than U.S. Sen. Patty Murray.

At Taylor Shellfish Farms, hiring is increasingly a challenge as skyrocketing housing costs and difficult working conditions make it hard to recruit.

Local organizations with connections to the team are getting a fundraising boost from their postseason run.

From election fraud to QAnon, Chase — a recruit of former state Rep. Matt Shea — is trying to mainstream dangerous lies.

When the government took his passport, civil rights activist Paul Robeson sang for thousands atop a truck at Blaine's Peace Arch.

A vacation finds local connections abroad, and brings fresh perspective home.

As Seattle faces Houston in the ALDS, we touch base with the man who played Moose more than 30 years ago.

It pits two experienced candidates, Democrat Steve Hobbs and nonpartisan Julie Anderson, for a job that has increasingly focused on the security of elections.

As the state works to protect residents in a changing climate, a new study suggests the solutions should vary by location.

Families reunited to revive the tradition at the Washington State Penitentiary, the first of 22 powwows scheduled in the state prison system.

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is trailing Trump-backed Republican Joe Kent in fundraising. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee isn't helping.