Investigations
Audit finds more problems with how WA spent federal COVID aid
A new report found 86 issues, a record number, with how state agencies spent funds, listing documentation deficiencies and $1.17B in questioned costs.
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Battered by destructive floods, Grays Harbor bets on a $182M levee
A 'once-in-a-generation' project could help Washington coastal cities Hoquiam and Aberdeen hold off economically devastating climate disasters.
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A review of 2023’s WA worker safety, COVID relief investigations
Crosscut published more than 40 stories on job safety, housing instability, police and business aid. Read our top and most impactful reporting.
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Washington counties, tribes get more than $110M in federal land aid
A small part of the American Rescue Plan provides direct, flexible dollars to compensate for untaxable national parks or other federally owned lands.
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Fake business loans land Yakima, Seattle entrepreneurs in prison
An immigrant businesswoman and a Mariners ticket hawker faced sentencing this week over separate schemes to steal thousands in COVID-19 stimulus money.