(lively music) - I'm Starla Sampaco in the Crosscut KCTS 9 newsroom.

(gentle music) The annual new year Crosscut Elway poll shows that Washington voters are very concerned about the economy.

For the first time since 2014, the economy at 32% tops the list of issues that voters want the legislature to address in the present session.

Last year, COVID was number one at 52%.

This year it came in second at 23%.

Homelessness topped the list in 2020, but for 2022, just 21% of voters thought it was most important.

The last three issues were government at 17%, taxes at 13% and 12% of respondents think public safety should be the first priority.

400 registered voters across Washington were polled.

Those who named the economy as a top concern specifically mentioned inflation, employment rates and housing prices.

I'm Starla Sampaco.

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