Politics
The 'do not buy' list for the upcoming state budget
With a looming $4 billion budget shortfall, the state seeks to keep the next biennium's budget as thin as possible. Here's a list of items likely to be cut.
Clark Fredricksen
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Politics
Why they won
Barack Obama and Gov. Chris Gregoire both achieved sound victories on election night. Here's why, as told by the candidates' campaign staff.
Politics
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer and the crusade against I-985
The editorial board at the P-I has penned eight op-eds on why voters should reject Initiative 985, Tim Eyman's traffic congestion relief measure. Overkill? Apparently not — there's a new op-ed against I-985 on the way.
Politics
Sausage Links, 'what next?' edition
Gregoire goes back to Olympia to fix the budget. Rossi goes home for dinner. Seattle goes back to pondering Viaduct solutions. And so on.
Elections
Reichert takes lead from Burner as more results arrive in King and Pierce counties
The race between Republican U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert and Democratic challenger Darcy Burner is still razor-thin. With 139,315 total votes counted, Reichert leads by just 1,149 votes.