Northwest Reports

In Seattle and across the country, police have adopted the use of bikes for crowd control. It’s become big business and a big concern.

Crosscut politics reporter Joseph O’Sullivan and Axios reporter Melissa Santos break down the biggest developments from the 2023 legislative session.

Emergency actions put money in the hands of struggling small businesses — and opened the door for some scammers. Brandon Block shares his reporting.

We asked Washington voters their opinions on the Court and their thoughts on current cases. Pollster Stuart Elway shares his takeaways.

Reporter Andrew Engelson discusses WA's 1998 ban of the practice, and what UW has done since to increase racial equity on campus.

Crosscut reporter Hannah Weinberger discusses the Seattle policy that many homeowners don't even know exists.

Crosscut reporter Luna Reyna discusses how housing inequities affect the Suquamish Tribe and how federal funds could help provide affordable options.

Reporter Josh Cohen discusses the city's plans — and readers' moonshot dreams — to improve the central business core.

Director Thanh Tan's postwar experience led her to help refugees after the fall of Kabul and make a Crosscut docu-series about their plight.

Reporter Maleeha Syed talks about revisiting Washington's worst mass shooting without reopening wounds.

Ten years after his death, the Seattle painter is having a moment. Reporter Margo Vansynghel discusses the increased interest in his work.

Reporter Lizz Giordano discusses the recent labor organizing push in Washington and the struggles between Starbucks and its workers.

Places like Walla Walla, Yakima and Spokane are not the affordable alternatives they once were, but solutions could be coming.

Reporter Joseph O’Sullivan visited one of the state penitentiaries that is trying to change the relationship between guards and prisoners.

Western European forms have long dominated dance education in the U.S. Journalist Marcie Sillman tells us how the University of Washington is changing that.