State Rep. Pat Lantz, D-Gig Harbor, is leaving the Legislature, having chaired the Judiciary Committee longer than anyone. She has many good memories and no regrets, but she wonders if Speaker Frank Chopp and other Democrats running the Capitol have lost their nerve.
After a day on post-election clean-up, I can provide a couple of updates on two of Washington's statewide ballot measures.
No sense waiting: With failure of Proposition 1 in metro Puget Sound, they say, guidelines need to be established for the inevitable use of tolls to pay for transportation improvements.
Looking to catch up with your favorite gubernatorial candidate on the stump? Try a country club. I've just completed a whirlwind tour of Eastside country and golf clubs courtesy of Democratic incumbent Chris Gregoire and Republican challenger Dino Rossi.
