As the state Legislature convenes, fewer voters are represented by both Republicans and Democrats at the Capitol than any time since the 1930s.

Fishers are on their way to recovery in Washington, completing a critical conservation milestone 12 years in the making.

Washington state lawmakers seek bipartisan policy solutions to keep up with growing demand for housing. 

In a new Crosscut/Elway Poll, 31% of respondents said homelessness is the top issue facing the state Legislature in 2020, a 10-point increase from 2019.

Washington lawmakers are looking to adopt statewide just-cause eviction protections during their upcoming 2020 legislative session, which starts Jan. 13.

No consensus has emerged as to whether Shea should be expelled after an independent investigation found he took part in domestic terrorism.

Yakima's population is nearly half Latinx, yet it took a tumultuous voting rights battle to open the door to more Latinx elected officials. Now the city council has just one.

In the midst of a housing crisis, some view the State Environmental Policy Act as a barrier to relief.

The history and politics of making rent less damn high, in Seattle and beyond.

Officials and others worry about the lack of Congressional approval for the attack or a plan from the Trump administration.

Sea-Tac Airport recently halted use of the technology. Now, state lawmakers in Olympia are looking to adopt statewide rules.

From neglected gargoyles to noise assaults perpetrated by the Navy, this year has been a doozy.

Here's what we learned about Pacific Northwest history from Crosscut's Knute Berger — and our readers — in 2019.

Here are just a few of the amazing things Washingtonians discovered in labs, in the field and elsewhere that you may have missed.