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News and Public Affairs Series / 5 Seasons

From the need-to-know to the want-to-know, news highlights, interviews and more from Crosscut.com.

Watch Latest: S5 E11

9m 16s

WA eviction filings are exceeding pre-pandemic levels

S5 E12 / 9m 29s

Investigative reporter Brandon Block talks about the recent spike in eviction filings across the state. Plus, grocery costs rise in Washington and an Indigenous youth arts organization finds a home at King Street Station.

The workplace death that set a new precedent in WA

S5 E11 / 9m 16s

Reporter Lizz Giordano talks about the 2016 workplace death that set a new precedent in the state. Plus, we look at WA ballot rejections and new art spaces to visit in Seattle.

WA voters are dreading the 2024 election

S5 E9 / 8m 10s

Crosscut’s News Editor shares the latest Crosscut/Elway poll results. Plus, Pro-Palestine supporters block Tacoma port and Rainier Beach’s Black-led organizations battle gentrification.

Inside the WA program that lets moms raise kids in prison

S5 E8 / 8m 55s

Photographer Amanda Snyder visits the prison parenting program where three moms are raising their kids. Plus, favorable weather improves WA apple volumes in 2023 and a new UW study illustrates the danger of fentanyl.

How the 2023 City Council elections might impact Seattle

S5 E7 / 8m 45s

Reporter Josh Cohen talks about crucial issues impacting the upcoming elections, from policing to homelessness. Plus, gas prices remain high and a look at WA’s haunted hotels.

Seattle author E.J. Koh on her debut novel

S5 E6 / 9m 33s

The Liberators grapples with love and loss across generations. Plus, a look at how state funding is spent to address youth homelessness and how Washingtonians are reacting to the Israel-Hamas war.

New data on a WA grant program shows mixed success on equity

S5 E5 / 8m 31s

Investigative reporter Brandon Block digs into WA COVID grants that promised to help disadvantaged entrepreneurs. Plus, Indigenous college student enrollment sharply declines in WA post-pandemic and AG's office proposes rent rollbacks at Aberdeen mobile home park.

Photographer Rafael Soldi revisits his youth in new exhibit

S5 E4 / 8m 20s

“Soft Boy” explores themes of violence and connection, the PNW Armenian community helps their people back home, and the race to save SeaTac’s largest forest.

Educators face pressure amid LGBTQ+ pushback

S5 E2 / 8m 32s

Politics Reporter Joseph O’Sullivan delves into the pushback educators face over curriculum and policies. Also, spotlight on fashion designer Katrina Hess's future-noir outerwear. Plus, vaccines are coming to WA this fall.

Fall arts spotlight on Andrew Lee Creech

S5 E1 / 8m 49s

Playwright Andrew Lee Creech takes us behind the scenes of 'Last Drive to Dodge'. We’ll also look at the recent exodus of nurses leaving the healthcare field, and a possible minimum wage increase coming to parts of King County.

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