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    Sandy Williams, founder of The Black Lens

    Spokane’s Black community newspaper is making a comeback

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    / February 27, 2024
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    Over half of WA school bond measures get majority vote, but fail
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    Track bills as they move through the Washington Legislature

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    / January 23, 2024
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    WA debates bill on ‘stealthing,’ or lying about sexual protection
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    WA Legislature keeps most of its priority bills alive — so far
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    ArtSEA: ‘Malcolm X’ lands at Seattle Opera via spacecraft

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    / February 22, 2024
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    WA health officials throw away millions of pandemic supplies

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    • Brandon Block
    / February 23, 2024
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    Origins Season Three
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    Docuseries applications for Origins season three are now open

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    • Sarah Menzies
    / February 16, 2024
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        Sound Transit Board votes against light rail stop in Seattle's CID

        Their endorsement of new stations outside the Chinatown-International District satisfied some neighborhood activists — but upset transit advocates.

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        • Josh Cohen
        / March 24, 2023
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        Crosscut Reports

        Podcast | A child of Vietnamese refugees helps displaced Afghans

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        / March 22, 2023

        Director Thanh Tan's postwar experience led her to help refugees after the fall of Kabul and make a Crosscut docu-series about their plight.

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        Crosscut Reports

        Podcast | How we covered the anniversary of the Wah Mee tragedy

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        / March 15, 2023

        Reporter Maleeha Syed talks about revisiting Washington's worst mass shooting without reopening wounds.

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        New UW study says human-services workers are underpaid by 37%

        Seattle homeless outreach, child care and elder care workers are leaving for higher wages, making it harder to provide care for the city’s most vulnerable.

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        • Josh Cohen
        / March 6, 2023
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        The Guardians

        The Wei Wai Kum Nation uses Indigenous practices of eco-cultural restoration.

        March 3, 2023
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        Environment

        Human Elements: Reviving Indigenous methods of habitat restoration

        The Guardian Watchmen, a group of Wei Wai Kum First Nations citizens, use traditional methods to protect Vancouver Island's fragile ecosystems.

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        • Sarah Hoffman
        / March 3, 2023
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        Free school lunch for all is off the table, but WA may expand access

        State lawmakers are considering an extension of the meal program, lowering the threshold for schools to offer free school meals to all students.

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        • Venice Buhain
        / February 27, 2023
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        Environment

        Grant dollars are seeding the urban forestry push in Washington

        As climate change reveals the importance of urban trees, residents in a Tacoma neighborhood with sparse canopy coverage are breaking ground themselves.

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        • Hannah Weinberger
        / February 10, 2023
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        Bellevue parents say consolidating schools is an equity issue

        Citing shrinking enrollment, the school district may close some elementaries — raising questions about who will bear the brunt of potential cuts.

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        • Venice Buhain
        / February 2, 2023
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        A resilience hub might be coming to your Seattle neighborhood

        These community centers, powered by green energy, provide resources during extreme weather and double as gathering spaces during calmer times.

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        • Hannah Weinberger
        / January 27, 2023
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        Culture

        UW dance pivots toward a more accessible, diverse curriculum

        The department is deprioritizing Eurocentric dance forms and opening courses to a wider array of students — no experience necessary.

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        • Marcie Sillman
        / January 20, 2023
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        This Puget Sound school exemplifies inclusive education in WA

        Woodinville's Ruby Bridges Elementary is one of several dozen Washington schools working to better integrate special education students with their peers.

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        • Venice Buhain
        / January 16, 2023 /
        Updated at 2:14 p.m. on January 19, 2023
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        Environment

        Seattle is no longer the U.S.'s least air conditioned big city

        After years of lethal heat waves, Seattleites are embracing A/C as a necessity rather than a luxury.

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        • Hannah Weinberger
        / December 29, 2022
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        Crosscut Reports

        Podcast | How a young, progressive Latino could vote Republican

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        / November 2, 2022

        Jordan Chavez, an 18-year-old from Yakima, considers the influence of family, culture and party politics as he votes for the first time.

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        Alison Mariella Désir on reclaiming space and ‘Running While Black’

        A Q&A with Alison Mariella Désir about Running While Black and her new Crosscut/KCTS 9 series. 

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        • Caroline Gerdes
        / October 17, 2022
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