Election 2022
Data gaps make relief payments to WA officials hard to trace
Learn how to match public officials and candidates to billions in federal relief dollars, and why watchdogs say financial disclosure rules need improvement.
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Education
WA schools ask for more time to spend $2.6B in COVID relief
Programs to address students’ social-emotional needs rely on continued access to the funds, superintendents say.
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How federal ‘revenue’ relief obscures local government spending
Washington cities and counties claimed more than $750 million of federal relief as ‘revenue replacement’ – and they don’t have to say where it’s going.
Culture
Seattle arts events are back, but audiences are hesitant
Attendance numbers across Seattle venues hover well below pre-pandemic levels, a Crosscut survey found.
Culture
Grant delays leave King County arts organizations in monthslong limbo
Administrative lags keep more than 80 small organizations waiting on $2.2 million in federal funding from American Rescue Plan Act programs.