Politics
Ferry system to get fresh Band-Aids
Gov. Gregoire appears to have given up on the comprehensive reforms she demanded in January. San Juan Islands legislators are talking about the best session in a long time.
C.B. Hall
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Two ways to look at the sea, and a search for objective facts
Some see the ocean as a trove of resources there to be harvested, others as a vast habitat inadequately protected. Now comes a quest for new data to inform their debate.
Politics
Seattle-to-Portland Amtrak service to get a boost
State announces a deal with BNSF Railway to begin improvements this fall, using federal stimulus money.
Seattle & King County
Amtrak to Vancouver faces a bureaucratic hurdle
Canada's border agency wants a daily fee for handling the incoming train passengers from Seattle and Western Washington at night. Washington's politicians, including Sen. Patty Murray, are raising complaints.
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Blowing the whistle on plans to shift Amtrak's route south of Tacoma
The state wants to move Amtrak's Cascades trains inland south of Tacoma, routing them through Lakewood. But the cars would roll through at 79 miles an hour, raising concerns about safety and noise.