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Poll says WA economy is top legislative concern for 2022
This year's initial Crosscut/Elway Poll marks the first time since 2014 that voters named the economy as the state's top issue.
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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