News WA COVID-19 rules have changed. What you need to know. Gov. Jay Inslee has moved some areas of the state into Phase 2 of the new reopening plans. We answer your questions here. by Donna Gordon Blankinship / October 26, 2020 / Updated Feb. 12, 2021 at 1 p.m.
Environment How COVID reshaped Seattle, season by season Disaster researchers take a Prius-eye view of how COVID-19 is changing the city. by Jane C. Hu High Country News / December 21, 2020
News Gov. Inslee gives WA schools clearer path to reopening The governor clarified the rules for in-person learning, encouraging districts where new COVID-19 cases average less than 350 per 100,000 people to start reopening elementary schools. by Donna Gordon Blankinship / December 16, 2020
Politics AG Bob Ferguson talks presidential transition and life after Trump Washington state's chief legal officer says lots of lawyers are working hard to make sure Biden will be president in January. by Donna Gordon Blankinship / November 19, 2020
Politics Mayor Durkan talks Seattle police, protests, homelessness and more Mayor Durkan said reimagining public safety is just one part of a bigger evolution the city must make to combat inequities. by Donna Gordon Blankinship / September 17, 2020
Inside Crosscut Everyone's a political wonk in 2020, especially journalists We all need a break, but we're not resting. And neither should you. by Donna Gordon Blankinship / September 8, 2020
Environment Six months, 18,000 meals: Feeding Seattle’s frontline workers Ellen Kuwana's We Got This Seattle keeps employees at grocery stores, homeless shelters and fire stations fed as they battle the pandemic. by Jane C. Hu High Country News / September 4, 2020
Politics How to vote in Washington: Everything you need to know for 2020 We've added answers to more reader questions, from security envelopes to drop boxes to tracking your ballot. by Donna Gordon Blankinship / September 8, 2020 / Updated Oct. 19, 2020 at noon
Inside Crosscut Last week's redistricting drama is exactly why journalists are vital Part of the job of news organizations like Crosscut is to make sure government is doing its work in a transparent, honorable and law-abiding way by Donna Gordon Blankinship / November 23, 2021
Inside Crosscut What our poll can teach us after election outcomes When we published our September poll, some said it couldn't possibly be accurate. Turns out, it was pretty close. by Donna Gordon Blankinship / November 9, 2021 / Updated at 7:45 a.m. on Nov. 9