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King County Metro officials have raised bus driver pay dramatically while neglecting some promised service increases. Now, the wages threaten to cut into existing service.

Transit demand should continue to fall through the year, owing to fuel prices and high unemployment. But the demand for new transit taxes, based on last year's rise in usage, will not go away.

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.

Barack Obama and Gov. Chris Gregoire both achieved sound victories on election night. Here's why, as told by the candidates' campaign staff.

There's still hope for state Republicans. According to columnist Joel Connelly, all the GOP needs to do is cut ties with its biggest backer — the Building Industry Association of Washington.

Gregoire goes back to Olympia to fix the budget. Rossi goes home for dinner. Seattle goes back to pondering Viaduct solutions. And so on.

While the final votes for governor are still coming out of the woodwork, there were several contested races that were easily won.

While we're waiting to hear Pierce County's poll results, here's a look at a few down-ballot races with some expected and unexpected candidates leading.