News Crosscut Now: Rural Washington is still in the digital dark Last year, we spoke to Grays Harbor County residents without affordable internet access. Has anything changed? by Paris Jackson / January 4, 2024
News Crosscut Now: How WA’s off-year elections can quash voter turnout Participation tanks statewide every odd-numbered year. Sightline Institute founder Alan Durning talks impact and solutions. by Paris Jackson / December 28, 2023
News Crosscut Now: Go behind the scenes of Nick on the Rocks Season 5 director Brady Lawrence shares his favorite spots featured in the new season, from Moses Coulee to Yellow Aster Butte. by Paris Jackson / December 21, 2023
News Crosscut Now: Scrooge-approved winter art events around Seattle Editor-at-large Brangien Davis shares happenings that offer a break from holiday cheer, including the Museum of Glass and a night of marimba. by Paris Jackson / December 14, 2023
News Crosscut Now: WA eviction filings double after pandemic aid ends Plus, grocery costs spike in the Pacific Northwest and an Indigenous youth arts organization finds a home at King Street Station. by Paris Jackson / December 7, 2023
News Crosscut Now: WA records highest workplace fatalities since 2010 Reporter Lizz Giordano discusses the legal fallout from a construction death. Plus, a look at state ballot rejections and new art spaces in Seattle. by Paris Jackson / November 30, 2023
News Crosscut Now: WA voters give U.S. political system a D average Plus, pro-Palestine supporters blocked a ship in the Port of Tacoma and Rainier Beach’s Black-led organizations battle gentrification. by Paris Jackson / November 16, 2023
News Crosscut Now: Babies in prison? A WA program for pregnant inmates Plus, favorable weather improves state apple volumes in 2023 and a new UW study illustrates the danger of fentanyl exposure on public transit. by Paris Jackson / November 9, 2023
News Crosscut Now: Seattle’s City Council elections are at a turning point Reporter Josh Cohen talks about crucial issues impacting voters. Plus, what’s behind high gas prices in WA and a peek into haunted hotels. by Paris Jackson / November 2, 2023
News Crosscut Now: Love, loss in Seattle author E.J. Koh’s debut novel ‘The Liberators’ chronicles a Korean family across generations. Plus, a youth homelessness program lags and the local impact of the Israel-Hamas war. by Paris Jackson / October 26, 2023