No similar upset seemed imminent in the race for the top job of county executive. The incumbent, Dow Constantine, had a healthy lead over challenger Joe Nguyen in early returns Tuesday night,...

The two televised debates were presented by the Washington State Debate Coalition, which includes Cascade Public Media. Crosscut reporter David Kroman was on the media panel.Harrell, as he has done during his...

The Washington State Debate Coalition,  founded by the Seattle CityClub in 2016, has produced public debates all over the state, including ones involving gubernatorial and congressional candidates. The coalition is supported by...

The challengesIllinois state Trooper Omoayena Williams has four kids: a 9-year-old, a 7-year-old and 4-year-old twins. “It’s busy,” Williams said with a laugh in an interview. She shares her experiences as a...

That might be surprising to some. With insurance and Medicaid coverage of abortion and state-level protections to keep abortion legal if Roe v. Wade is overturned, Washington bucks national trends toward anti-abortion...

Among those seven votes, most were relatively obscure measures unlikely to influence anyone’s ballot this November. One related to moorage in Leschi, another involved the city’s waste management contract and a third...

No, we didn’t forget to include the Port of Seattle or Bellevue City Council or the Auburn mayor or any of the other races in King County that aren’t part of our...

The 1944 house in Portland’s Cully neighborhood had no insulation, and the family had to plug in an array of space heaters to stay warm in winter. And relying on a window...