News
Why can't WA rail workers use state sick leave?
The answer comes down to an 86-year-old federal law.
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Investigations
A year of Crosscut investigations into federal pandemic aid
WA Recovery Watch published over 30 stories on funding delays, disparities and unspent aid. Here's what came from that reporting — and what's next.
Investigations
'The whole thing is broken': Temp staffing costs strain WA hospitals
Amid a retention crisis, rural hospitals turned to pricey travel-nurse agencies with little oversight or transparency. Now they need a way forward.
Politics
WA lawmakers work to keep public records from the public — again
The Washington Legislature's third attempt in a decades-long battle against transparency is — like the previous efforts — not going smoothly.
Politics
Is a 17-inch fossil enough to inspire Washington's state dinosaur?
Suciasaurus rex is on the legislative docket again — but experts are wondering about the true origins of the partial femur found on Sucia Island.