Waiting on Congress to pass a new coronavirus relief bill is one factor. The November election is another.

The Seattle congresswoman, in a Crosscut Live interview, outlines the reasons she thinks the 2020 election is so important.

Exploring the reasons why Seattle police play an oversized role in crisis response and whether the city is moving toward something else.

In the 1970s, popular anger threatened to topple Mayor Wes Uhlman — not once, but three times.

Nearly two years after voters approved I-940, training lags while investigations into police-involved killings face scrutiny.

The former U.S. senator stayed fiercely loyal to the GOP, even as he rejected some of the party's more extreme positions.

Council President González says she’s ready to work collaboratively with Mayor Durkan to find a budget compromise.

On both sides of the aisle, people wonder what happened to Gorton’s brand of collaborative, civic-minded conservatism.

Serial numbers, seals, logs and GPS tracking are some of the tools used to protect the ballots placed in drop boxes each election cycle.

The recently condemned Everspring Inn was a hazard, but it was better than the streets for its residents. Now some are asking, “What’s the alternative?”

A would-be governor who refuses to enforce voter-approved gun safety measures — and compares himself to Rosa Parks for it — is unfit to lead.

Either Marilyn Strickland or Beth Doglio is headed to Congress. A look at where the candidates stand on the issues.

What will Best do now? “I’m just going to take some time for myself,” she said. “I think I’ve earned it.” With an estimated pension of $134,000, she can afford it.

With one group home losing a state contract after turning away infected youth, operators at other homes fear state retaliation.

The county sheriff is asking for $138,000 to cover the costs of filling in for Republic Police Chief Loren Culp while Culp campaigns.