Politics
Is King County muddling through or making real reforms?
Bob Ferguson is serving on a King County Council that he thinks is moving toward substantial changes. But he's also looking ahead to the race for state attorney general.
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Joe Copeland is the former senior editor for Crosscut, where he has been an editor since 2010. Before that, he was an editorial writer and columnist for the Seattle P-I and editorial page edi
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A new study finds large numbers of people worry about how to feed their families, not just in poor rural areas but even in a relatively prosperous spot like King County.
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How much time should legislators take to adopt a budget?
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Public support of Crosscut enables a new program to expand the range of voices on our site. It's a good time to join as a Member, boosting the cause of public-interest journalism.
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McKenna attacks state's cuts to higher education
Rob McKenna, a likely candidate for the 2012 Republican nomination as governor, criticized both parties for Olympia's weakening support of the state's universities.