Inside Cascade PBS The past (and possible future) of Washington state gun bills Ahead of the 2023 legislative session, politics reporter Joseph O'Sullivan offers a crash course on state firearms restrictions. by Joseph O’Sullivan / December 20, 2022
Inside Cascade PBS Purple haze: The battle over WA state's political no-man's-lands A handful of unassuming, ideologically split districts have become hotbeds of political power for both Washingtons. by Joseph O’Sullivan / November 1, 2022
Inside Cascade PBS Our new state government reporter hopes to represent you — the reader With 14 years of political reporting under his belt, Joseph O'Sullivan plans to investigate the forces shaping WA government and hold the powerful accountable. by Joseph O’Sullivan / July 12, 2022
Inside Cascade PBS How Crosscut's Brady List stories impacted WA police accountability In response to our reporting, some prosecutors flagged more cops as having credibility issues. Others fixed gaps in their systems. by Melissa Santos / December 28, 2021
Inside Cascade PBS How public records gave us a window into WA police misconduct Being home on maternity leave during last year's Black Lives Matter protests got a reporter thinking about how to look deeper into police misdeeds. by Melissa Santos / April 13, 2021
Inside Cascade PBS Reflecting on Slade Gorton and his era of conservative politics The former U.S. senator stayed fiercely loyal to the GOP, even as he rejected some of the party's more extreme positions. by Melissa Santos / August 25, 2020