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
Several ongoing lawsuits allege that mobile casino games, as well as games that let players buy ‘loot boxes,’ amount to illegal online gambling.
For the first time this year, the state's Democrats won't use neighborhood caucus meetings to help choose a presidential nominee.
Confusion over the Public Records Act has Washington lawmakers adopting new practices that may or may not have anything to do with the actual law.
The decision to move away from the caucus system breaks with how Washington Democrats have operated for decades.
At this point, the revenue proposal isn’t included in Washington lawmakers’ final budget deal.
