Investigations WA intercepts millions in child support for low-income families In 2022, the state took over $40 million meant for impoverished children. A bipartisan bill could redirect a portion of future payments to families. by Brandon Block / January 25, 2024
Investigations WA health officials throw away millions of pandemic supplies Masks, gowns, gloves and more: States are culling their expired stockpiles, but medical experts say the waste shows a system unprepared for disasters. by Brandon Block / February 23, 2024
Investigations WA spent $500M to help small, minority businesses. Did it work? A Crosscut analysis of Working Washington grants found mixed results on equity initiatives and millions for large chains or franchises. by Brandon Block / October 18, 2023 / Updated at 6 p.m. on Oct. 23, 2023
Investigations Why have Washington eviction cases doubled in the past six months? Billions in federal pandemic aid masked dysfunction in the rental market. But that money is gone — along with some legal protections. by Brandon Block / November 28, 2023
Investigations Q&A: WA’s broadband director on the $1.2B expansion challenge ahead As Mark Vasconi prepares to retire, he outlines how the state can invest historic federal aid in connecting rural communities left out of past efforts. by Brandon Block / December 14, 2023
Culture Amid rapid change, blue-collar Astoria pauses for poetry Take a deep dive into the living folk culture of Astoria’s Fisher Poets Gathering. by Knute Berger & Matt M. McKnight / March 30, 2018
Politics In their own voices: Why Seattle’s youth marched The many reasons some of the 50,000 Seattlelites joined the March For Our Lives protest Saturday. by Matt M. McKnight / March 24, 2018
Environment Best of 2018: Images of Seattle, before and after the smoke rolled in Looking back at hot summer days and the smoke that accompanied them. by Matt M. McKnight / December 28, 2018
Culture An artist muses on the death of his neighbor: the Viaduct Baso Fibonacci has created art next to Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct for 10 years. He puts on one more show as the demolition begins. by Brad Curran & Matt M. McKnight / March 18, 2019
News In Seattle, there's no business like snow business Seattle shrouded in snow while the Alaskan Way tunnel makes its debut. by Matt M. McKnight / February 4, 2019