Politics
Dashed hopes for Democrats: State Senate stays Republican
Even with Rodney Tom departing, Republicans maintain their hold on a share of the power in Olympia. In the House, they picked up a few seats.
Even with Rodney Tom departing, Republicans maintain their hold on a share of the power in Olympia. In the House, they picked up a few seats.
Early ballot counts show the city's Proposition 1 transit funding initiative with a strong lead.
It just might be enough to carry local liberals through the long, dark national winter of a GOP-controlled Congress.
The longtime legislator leads her opponent by a 53-to-47 margin.
Pundits warned that the dueling propositions would doom both pre-K initiatives, but voters overwhelmingly approved Prop. 1B.