Crosscut articles of the past 10 days with the most clicks.
Crosscut articles of the past 10 days with the most reader comments.
Crosscut blog posts of the past 10 days with the most clicks.
Posted Thu, Feb 9, 2 a.m.
After two years of fighting and frustration, the biggest winner from the voters' decision in favor of the waterfront tunnel could be the project's biggest opponent.
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Posted Thu, Feb 9, 2 a.m.
A state Senate bill from Seattle's Adam Kline could allow some lower-income people to escape the job-destroying consequences of failing to pay minor tickets. But they could face collection agencies.
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Posted Thu, Feb 9, 2 a.m.
Gay marriage supporters cheered. But big money and advice is coming from out of state to help undo the legislature's votes and eradicate Republican senators who voted to support it.
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Posted Wed, Feb 8, noon
Here comes Santorum, aided by Komen, birth-control, and more.
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Posted Wed, Feb 8, 2 a.m.
An expert begins looking at the shape of state politics in 2012. This is a year in which the big trends don't push our state in a Republican direction. But Romney sure beats the alternatives for Republican candidates like Rob McKenna.
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Posted Wed, Feb 8, 2 a.m.
The state is talking about cuts in the neighborhood of 40 percent. But would such drastic cuts really happen?
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Posted Tue, Feb 7, 2 a.m.
The issues of abortion, birth control, and women's rights could play large in the presidential and Senate contests, including in Washington.
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Posted Tue, Feb 7, 2 a.m.
On gay marriage and other social issues, they are all in. And that's good. But what about paying for education, social services, investing in our future? Leave that to ... Bill Gates Sr.
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Posted Mon, Feb 6, 2 a.m.
Clear Channel offers free message alerts if the state and county will let it convert its billboards to "televisions on sticks." But some lawmakers see more blight than boon to the idea.
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Posted Mon, Feb 6, 2 a.m.
Romney rolls, cue Obama's "comeback," women roar, and Seattle's porn problem.
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Posted Mon, Feb 6, 2 a.m.
As he fades, he lashes out, still imagining himself to be heroic. But he is a sadly twisted reversal of the genuine hero in the current film based on Shakespeare's "Coriolanus."
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Posted Sun, Feb 5, 2 a.m.
How will the economy do this year? How will the economy impact presidential race? Is Seattle really in an economic growth zone? Here are some answers to your questions about 2012 for the our pocketbooks, the nation, and Seattle.
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Posted Sun, Feb 5, 2 a.m.
In a more connected world, even the most-favored regions need to improve their transportation systems and their ability to move goods and people, and to educate skilled workers.
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Posted Fri, Feb 3, 2 p.m.
After a long few days, there's relief that breast-cancer screening support won't be cut off.
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Posted Fri, Feb 3, 2 a.m.
The Times has criticized the legislature for its negligence in cutting budgets for higher education. Here's what they're missing about the state budget process.
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Posted Fri, Feb 3, 2 a.m.
The feds are legally obligated to respond to Gov. Gregoire on a request to allow doctors and pharmacies to handle it as a drug. And the state Senate may add its voice in favor of reform
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Posted Wed, Feb 1, 10 p.m.
How the Washington state Senate's only openly gay member helped achieve something he once thought was beyond dreaming about.
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Posted Wed, Feb 1, 11:30 a.m.
Washington state helped set the pattern for the national abuse of personal liberties during the Red Scare days. Gays were among the targets, so it would be fitting to time repeal of state laws that served as a model for McCarthyism with approval of gay marriage.
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Posted Wed, Feb 1, 2 a.m.
Environmentalists are appalled at a possible end run of long-awaited Department of Ecology rules. But cities and developers say it's too much, too soon.
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Posted Tue, Jan 31, 10 p.m.
Republicans had a long-shot chance in a special election but lost even in the wake of a mess left by previous Democratic Rep. David Wu -- and a humorous, last-minute appeal by the GOP candidate for help to Stephen Colbert.
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The birth control debate moves back in time. How Norm Dicks funneled federal money to his son. Caffeine powder gives us a glimpse of the future.
MOREPosted Tue, Feb 7, 2 a.m.
A recent Department of Revenue report found that Washington state will grant nearly $30 billion in tax breaks by the end of the current budget period. Yet lawmakers struggle to plug a $1.5 billion budget hole.
MOREPosted Sat, Feb 4, 11:11 a.m.
The Republicans need a good candidate for the new 1st Congressional District, and the Democrats need a better gubernatorial candidate. Answers below.
MOREPosted Thu, Feb 2, 10:45 a.m.
No more excuses about marriage for some folks. Bellevue wants what Seattle has lost. Green jobs: not going according to the plan.
MOREPosted Tue, Jan 31, 7:40 p.m.
State newspaper publishers effectively rallied against a bill in the state Legislature that would have favored a new publisher with roots in the foreclosure industry.
MOREPosted Thu, Jan 26, 4:15 p.m.
The governor might start to consider whether she needs to provide an incentive to take the state's fiscal picture more seriously.
MOREPosted Wed, Jan 25, 9:08 p.m.
Updated: Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray do pretty well on a rating of smiling senators. Seattle School Board is debating how to conduct itself with the superintendent. Colton Harris-Moore gets derisive about the legal system. Tim Eyman warns legislators against a transportation tax.
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It's been a season of Reality TV taken to a new level by the squabbling GOP field. Can the president better articulate our need for leadership?
MOREPosted Wed, Jan 25, 9:15 p.m.
We're calling ourselves "the city of music," and we're offering local tunes all over the airport. Are you impressed now, Nashville?
MOREPosted Fri, Jan 20, 10:41 p.m.
True voter turnout figures calculated by a noted authority show that in 2010, Washington trailed only one other state. Is it a vote-by-mail benefit?
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