Inside Cascade PBS Seattle Elections 2021: Digging deeper into voters’ top priorities What details about housing, homelessness, taxes and policing can candidates give you to help you cast your ballot? by Anne Christnovich / June 22, 2021
News On police funding, Seattle council members worry they're losing momentum A year after bold proclamations about "reimagining" policing and safety, some members say they need to refocus their efforts. by David Kroman / June 10, 2021
News Washington's legal system severely backlogged following pandemic Months of COVID-19 lockdowns mean courts and prosecutors' offices face an overwhelming queue of cases. by David Kroman / June 2, 2021
Politics Where Seattle is on police reforms, one year after protests Top-down police oversight requirements and grassroots organizations demanding fundamental changes to policing put City Hall in the hot seat. by David Kroman / May 27, 2021
Politics 3 WA families on how new police laws could have helped their loved ones The state's new accountability laws might not have happened without the advocacy of people whose family members were killed by police. by Melissa Santos / May 26, 2021
News A year after George Floyd’s murder, what’s changed in Washington state? Last year's BLM protests fueled major actions on police accountability, tax reform and environmental justice. But no one thinks the work is done. by Melissa Santos / May 25, 2021
Inside Cascade PBS How a WA Supreme Court ruling changed a man’s life in Korea A story posted to Reddit gave a man deported on a drug charge hope for reconnecting to his Washington state roots. by David Kroman / May 25, 2021
News Seattle police funding debate turns to flawed officer behavior system As the city council considers more police budget cuts, it must weigh the future of an embattled system intended to anticipate bad behavior. by David Kroman / May 19, 2021 / Updated May 23 at 11:11 a.m.
Politics Deported for drug charge, one man seeks U.S. reentry after Blake decision The WA Supreme Court deemed the state’s drug statute unconstitutional. For people deported on drug charges, that could open new possibilities. by David Kroman / May 12, 2021
News King County jails struggling with high vaccine rejection among inmates Despite COVID outbreaks in the county’s jails, some incarcerated individuals say they're not getting enough information about vaccine safety. by David Kroman / May 4, 2021
News WA lawmakers try to thread needle on drug possession, to mixed reviews After the landmark Blake decision decriminalized drug possession, the state Legislature imposed new penalties with an expiration date of two years. by David Kroman / April 28, 2021
Opinion WA’s recognition of Juneteenth is a step toward a more inclusive history The director of the Northwest African American Museum reflects on the state’s newest official holiday. by LaNesha DeBardelaben / April 27, 2021
Politics Eight big things the Washington State Legislature passed in 2021 A new capital-gains tax, a slate of police accountability bills and new limits on carrying guns at protests are just a few of the things that state lawmakers approved. by Melissa Santos / April 26, 2021
Opinion WA still holds teens in solitary confinement — and worse, suit says A lawsuit claims three teenagers were handcuffed while in isolation, violating the state’s own policies and raising profound moral questions. by Claudia Rowe / April 22, 2021
Politics WA could re-criminalize drug possession. Seattle leaders are concerned A bill passed out of the state Senate would make drug possession a gross misdemeanor. In King County, that could create confusion. by David Kroman / April 20, 2021
