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 Fri, Nov 6, 6 a.m.
A parent’s critical analysis of budget reporting has helped the Seattle school board consider administrative costs in analyzing where to make cuts next year.
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Posted Tue, Oct 27, 6 a.m.
As the state's projected deficit grows, the governor's new chief of staff says he "would be surprised" if the shortfall can be closed without new revenue.
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Posted Mon, Oct 26, 6 a.m.
The Seattle School District has the highest administrative costs in the state, according to a district parent's study, putting pressure on Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson as new budget work begins.
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Posted Thu, Oct 22, 6 a.m.
Desperate times call for bold measures, but structural and political obstacles make any meaningful change unlikely, our columnist says.
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Posted Mon, Oct 19, 6 a.m.
Navigating the unemployment system is no easy task ... for people seeking jobs, hiring, or even those advising the applicants. Anybody need a professional hoop-jumper?
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Posted Sun, Oct 4, 7:10 p.m.
The University of Washington's Nuclear Reactor Building has won a place on the National Historic Register, a key step in saving this wonderfully designed structure from demolition.
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Posted Fri, Oct 2, 6 a.m.
The patron saint of livable, walkable cities is being invoked on both sides of the debate over Seattle's Viaduct solution. Would Jacobs be a tunnel supporter, or a surface option fan?
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Posted Tue, Sep 22, 6 a.m.
The next session of the legislature could be an ugly one for majority Democrats, with restive labor unions and still more cuts to make in the budget.
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Posted Tue, Sep 22, 6 a.m.
Just putting tolls on the Evergreen Point Bridge is not going to cut it. Instead, the region needs to apply tolls all along the 520 corridor and broadly across our highway system. Here's an encouraging progress report.
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Posted Wed, Jun 24, 4 a.m.
Maritime advocates are looking to have Congress declare most of Washington's coastline, including Puget Sound, a National Heritage Area. It could be a boon for tourism, preservation, and the marine industry itself.
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Posted Wed, Jun 24, 4 a.m.
It's time to put some teeth into one of education's over-used buzzwords. What's needed are proper testing and real consequences for failure.
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Posted Thu, Jun 18, 6 a.m.
Architect Wendell Lovett designed a nuclear reactor building and the home of a space-junketing billionaire, but it's his little San Juans retreat that says the most about him.
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Posted Mon, Jun 1, 6 a.m.
The state wants to put suicide barriers on Seattle's landmark Aurora Bridge, but some preservationists object.
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Posted Wed, May 20, 6 a.m.
Washington State will officially consider altering the map by naming the inland waters of the Pacific Northwest the Salish Sea.
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Posted Mon, Apr 13, 6 a.m.
Let's see. WASL math testing is going away. So you don't need to take the test this week? Wrong. Except maybe not wrong. Stumped yet?
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Posted Fri, Apr 3, 6 a.m.
The Auditor says the budget raid would take half the performance audit money and use it for other projects and agencies.
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Posted Wed, Apr 1, 6 a.m.
With state transportation agencies too strapped to fix bridges and roads, and union pension funds looking for investments, the P3 idea is spreading. Maybe even to a wary West Coast?
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Posted Fri, Mar 27, 6 a.m.
A new name for the Northwest waters could be a setback for those charged with cleaning up Puget Sound. On the other hand, maybe a fresh start is what's needed.
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Posted Mon, Feb 16, 6 a.m.
It might work, but we shouldn't be banking on it. Better to implement a rerouting traffic plan and then take the Viaduct down first, giving time for more complete studies and finding the money for the tunnel.
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Posted Fri, Feb 13, 6 a.m.
A former Washington ferry inspector says there are real benefits to buying locally when it comes to state ferries. That said, the system could be improved.
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Posted Mon, Oct 26, 4:07 p.m.
Pro- and anti-tunnel advocates each showcase their disaster scenarios.
MOREPosted Fri, Oct 23, 10:10 a.m.
That is, if Washington and the U.S. follow suit. The name would enhance but not supplant existing names for inland waters on either side of the border.
MOREPosted Mon, Sep 28, 10:55 p.m.
Focus should be on imposing real penalties on juvenile offenders, not Seattle's symbolic parks ban.
MOREPosted Thu, Aug 20, 3 p.m.
In an unusual act of international cooperation, the proposal to name the inland waters of the Pacific Northwest is being handled by both countries at once.
MOREPosted Wed, Jul 22, 12:34 p.m.
Two legislators think the state is about to make a $300 million mistake, and hope to kick its IT programs into the modern age
MOREPosted Sun, May 24, 12:15 p.m.
State Democrats, in going after the state Auditor's budget, were really trying to stick it to Tim Eyman, the initiative king. The over-reach backfired.
MOREPosted Mon, May 11, 6:58 a.m.
The Legislature voted to slash by 73% Auditor Brian Sonntag's budget for performance audits, with Lisa Brown and Ross Hunter among those wielding the knives. Over to you, Governor.
MOREPosted Thu, Apr 2, 2 p.m.
A Washington place name proposal that could make a mark in latte land.
MOREPosted Thu, Apr 2, 6 a.m.
A law passed in the 1930s catches a wine event promoter at a charity event. Discerning the harm in his actions takes a very fine nose.
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