Kristen M. Clark is a former staff reporter at Crosscut, who covered the changing region of Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. Previously, she covered the Florida Legislature and state government in the Miami Herald’s Tallahassee bureau with the Tampa Bay Times. A Midwestern native and Michigan State alumna, Kristen also has reported on government and political issues for The Palm Beach Post, the Lansing State Journal and The Forum in Fargo, N.D. Follow her at @ByKristenMClark