Ballot king Tim Eyman had to be happy to see Seattle Post-Intelligencer columnist Joel Connelly say his traffic congestion measure, Initiative 985, "might be on to something [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/connelly/373721_Joel06.html]" and deserved a "closer look." Unfortunately for Eyman, the Office
King County's Metro Transit service is under pressure from a surge in ridership and higher fuel costs. There are solutions to these problems, but they aren't painless, says this transportation analyst. Among other things, riders should be paying more — a lot more — and Metro should consider privatiz
The region is facing an economic slowdown, multiple budget crises, and big tax increases. Without a rapid, realistic response by voters and policy makers, November could be ugly.
Washington state pollster Stuart Elway unveiled his latest poll — and it's a doozy. Democratic Gov. Chris Gregoire is crushing GOP challenger Dino Rossi by 16 points [http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/seattlepolitics/archives/145212.asp]. A SurveyUSA poll [http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/seattle
It turned out to be a lucky weekend for civil litigator and state Supreme Court candidate Michael Bond, who got an endorsement Sunday from The Seattle Times because he is not his opponent [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2008086875_end03scotwaed.html].
