Politics
Best of 2017: As Ballard changes, bike controversy heats up
This week Crosscut is running some of our best stories of the year, as selected both by our editors and
Lizz Giordano
Lizz Giordano is Cascade PBS's investigative reporter, focused on following working conditions, government oversight procedures and labor organizing efforts across Washington state. Before jo
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Equity
38 female mayors elected across Washington this year
For years, Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland would work alongside Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke, never realizing that, outside of their nonpartisan
Politics
Election could reshape a deeply divided Washington town
Update after November election results: Incumbent Mayor Carol Benson easily retained her seat election night, earning almost double the votes
Politics
Will Democrats control WA? Independents may decide
In a half-filled hall on Microsoft’s Redmond campus, two first-time candidates presented voters with a choice: maintain the balance
Politics
Yes or no? Safe-injection sites trigger passion
A little more than halfway through the year, Jin-Ah Kim had already lost count of the number of fatal overdoses