Melissa Santos
Melissa Santos is formerly a Crosscut staff reporter who covered state politics and the Legislature. She came to Crosscut from The Seattle Times editorial board, where she wrote columns and opinion pi
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FAQ: Washington's March 10 presidential primary
Ballots for Washington's presidential primary have been mailed. What you need to know.
Politics
5 things Boeing's tax break money could buy instead
To prevent a tariff war, Washington lawmakers may take back some of the company's record-setting tax break — and free up $100 million per year in the state budget.
Politics
WA lawmakers reverse affirmative action ban, pass budget and school-levy changes
Legislators narrowly beat the clock to pass a budget and changes to local school-district levies Sunday. They also passed I-1000, to reverse a ban on affirmative action.
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Process to prevent gerrymandering in WA needs improving, lawmakers say
Redistricting — the once-per-decade exercise of redrawing political boundaries — is set to begin next year.