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High court weighs yanking I-1029 from the ballot...

It's not what I said, it's what I meant. ( Full post )

UW putting its money where its money is...

Some records-request sleuthing by the Washington Policy Center's Jason Mercier reveals that the University of Washington has hired a $175-an-hour consultant to help win legislative approval for millions of dollars in public financing for a major overhaul of Husky Stadium. ( Full post )

Brown, Chopp: state-worker unions like Gregoire because of "shared philosophy", not quid pro quo...

In an op-ed piece in the Seattle P_I today, Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown, D-Spokane, and House Speaker Frank Chopp, D-Seattle, take umbrage at the suggestion that state-employee support for Gov. Chris Gregoire is driven by the substantial pay increases that many workers have received since Gregoire took office. ( Full post )

Re-live the Eyman-pied-in-the-face moment in an online game...

The left-leaning group Fuse has put up an online game in which you can throw pies at a bobbing-and-weaving Tim Eyman. ( Full post )

Press releases to file under "Huh?"

From the Department of Natural Resources this afternoon: ( Full post )

Cougars try to derail Husky Stadium tax bid...

Mike Bernard doesn�t mince words when asked what he thinks of the University of Washington�s request for $150 million in tax dollars to remodel Husky Stadium. ( Full post )

Rossi tries to appeal to convention watchers....

As Republicans on the stage in Denver are giving speeches saying they plan to cross party lines and vote for Obama, in Washington state, Republican gubernatorial candidate is apparently hoping to get some Democrats going the other way. ( Full post )

Gregoire, from Denver:

In Denver, Gov. Chris Gregoire sends her congratulations for Obama. ( Full post )

Obama's speech: the preview...

Forty five minutes before Barack Obama takes the stage in Denver, his campaign has sent out excerpts from his prepared remarks. ( Full post )

After bruising race, Lindauer throws support to Parker...

Trailing his Republican primary opponent by more than 3,000 votes, Spokane's Mel Lindauer has conceded and is urging supporters to back rival Kevin Parker. ( Full post )

Governor's race maps and Eastern Washington...

Catching up... ( Full post )

Tax showdown in the Temple of Justice...

(and yes, the state Supreme Court's office building is really called the Temple of Justice.) ( Full post )

Medical marijuana patients blast 24-ounce, six-plant proposal...

Not enough. ( Full post )

Primary election postmortem: Everybody's happy...

After an afternoon of phone calls and emails with political consultants, campaign managers, etc., it's nothing but day-after sunshine and candies. ( Full post )

Memo to candidates...

If a reporter shows up at some political event, unless you plan on committing felonies or appearing in blackface, it's probably a good idea to welcome the reporter. ( Full post )

Last night's results and analysis, in a handy grid...

Can be found here. ( Full post )

Meanwhile, on the Palouse...

In the sprawling 9th District, which covers the rolling wheat fields of the Palouse, scrubland farm- and ranch territory to the south and even part of southern Spokane county, Rep. Steve Hailey drew 64 percent of the vote to Democratic challenger Kenneth Caylor's 36 percent. They'll face off again on the November ballot. ( Full post )

And another one in the nothing-but-Republicans race for a rural 7th District House seat...

Another very close race to the north, where it looks like Shelly Short and Sue Lani Madsen will face off in November. ( Full post )

Ahern versus Driscoll: a nail-biter...

Wow. ( Full post )

The R-versus-R battle in the western crescent around Spokane: looks like Parker over Lindauer...

A surprisingly sharp open-seat battle between Republicans Mel Lindauer and Kevin Parker seems to have ended with Parker facing off in November against Democratic incumbent Rep. Don Barlow. ( Full post )