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How punishing people for 'doxxing' could prove tricky for WA lawmakers
Lawmakers want to address the malicious posting of people's personal information, but First Amendment concerns complicate matters.
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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Paths to build more duplexes gain traction in WA Legislature
In attempting to deal with the housing shortage, the plan would specify types of multifamily housing cities must allow.
Politics
WA farmers markets may get displaced by obscure tax break expiring
If the Legislature doesn't intervene, nonprofits and churches won't be able to host weekly farmers markets anymore without losing their tax-exempt status.
Politics
Top WA election official plans to focus on fighting misinformation
Secretary of State Steve Hobbs outlined his plans to crack down on social media conspiracy theories, as well as what he thinks about the governor’s proposal to criminalize politicians who lie about election fraud.
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How Crosscut's Brady List stories impacted WA police accountability
In response to our reporting, some prosecutors flagged more cops as having credibility issues. Others fixed gaps in their systems.