As other states moved to ban abortion in 2022, elected officials, abortion providers and advocates worked to strengthen protections in Washington state.
The state's largest encampment, home to nearly 450 people, began as a protest but has become a microcosm of housing and homelessness issues nationwide.
Cle Elum Realtor Kitty Wallace has sold everything from single wides to million- dollar homes. In her nearly 20 years of experience she’s seen Kittitas County become unaffordable for many of its year-round residents. Vacation homes sell for over $1 million, a 51% increase from 2020 to 2021. But Wallace argues that affordable housing is crucial even in a luxury market.