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LEGISLATURE

• Republican Nealey takes solid lead over Grant (Tri-City Herald)
• Rep. Taylor makes 15th District win official (The Columbian)
• Republicans sweep races for Legislature (Yakima Herald-Republic)
• Rep. Taylor makes 15th District win official (Columbian)
• GOP beats only statehouse Dem in rural E. Washington (Bellingham Herald)

SEATTLE/KING COUNTY RACES
(See other local races under "POLITICS" below.)

• McGinn leads Mallahan in Seattle mayor's race (Seattle P-I)
• McGinn holds slim lead for Seattle mayor (AP/Everett Herald)
• Constantine claims victory in King Co. exec race (Seattle P-I)
• Constantine elected King County executive (AP/Everett Herald)
• Constantine defeats Hutchison for King County exec (Seattle Times)
• Tight Seattle mayor's contest won't be decided for days (Seattle Times)

BALLOT MEASURES: Initiative 1033/Referendum 71

• Eyman's I-1033 goes down (Tri-City Herald)
• I-1033: Tim Eyman claims success even as initiative fails handily (Everett Herald)
• Jail sales tax, I-1033 fail; R-71 favored (Spokesman-Review)
• Eyman concedes defeat for I-1033 (AP/Seattle P-I)
• Eyman's latest proposal failing by healthy margin (Olympian)
• Eyman's I-1033 rejected (Seattle Times)
• New gay rights law being approved by voters (Seattle P-I)
• Voters supporting same-sex partner rights (Olympian)
• ‘Everything but marriage’ law close to victory (Everett Herald)
• 'Everything but marriage' law has slim lead (AP/The News Tribune)
• 'Everything but marriage' law has slim lead (Tri-City Herald)
• 'Everything but marriage' backers smelling victory (Seattle Times)
• BLOG: Washington state divided on Ref. 71 (Peter Callaghan/The News Tribune)
• BLOG: Reject R-71 forces lock out the press (Jerry Cornfield/Everett Herald)
• BLOG: R-71 activists throw Olympia party; Reject-71 won't concede (Brad Shannon/Olympian)
• BLOG: Eyman's I-1033 looks dead; similar TABOR law failing in Maine (Brad Shannon/Olympian)
• BLOG: Gov. Gregoire on I-1033: Guess what, she’s happy (Peter Callaghan/The News Tribune)
• BLOG: Washington Geographic: County map on I-1033 (Peter Callaghan/The News Tribune)
• COLUMN: Right here, right now, history is incubating (Danny Westneat/Seattle Times Newspaper)
• EDITORIAL: State's voters opt for pragmatism (Seattle Times)

BUDGET & TAXES

• Rep. Hinkle against tax increases (Columbia Basin Herald)
• Oregon curbs controversial tax breaks for wind and solar firms (Oregonian)

• State offering free workshop for small-business owners on taxes (Bellingham Herald)
• State economy destined to grow (The Columbian)
• Gregoire going on D.C. trade mission (scroll down) (Everett Herald)
• COLUMN: Boeing's concentric circles of fear (Lynn Varner/Seattle Times)
• COLUMN: Labor wasn’t Boeing’s only concern (Richard S. Davis/Everett Herald)
• COLUMN: Like a natural disaster, without the upside (Austin Jenkins/Crosscut)
• OPINION: Wake up, Washington citizens, or more companies like Boeing will leave (Erin McCallum, Enterprise Washington/ Seattle Times)
• OPINION: What to do when recession sends you back to school (Karen Southall Watts, Bellingham Technical College/Bellingham Herald)

• Clustering group homes doesn't sit well with many at City Council (Yakima Herald-Republic)
• Five arrested for breaking into Navy base (Kitsap Sun)
• Pierce County Council won’t fill Hecht job (The News Tribune)
• Investigators looking over dash-cam video in search of officer's killer (KIRO TV)
• Arrested Canadians toted pot in duffels, agents say (Spokesman-Review)
• Idaho prosecutors opting not to seek death penalty (AP/Spokesman-Review)
• Detective Says 21 'Red Flags' should have prevented suicide ruling (The Chronicle) 
• EDITORIAL: Cuts in juvenile justice don't make financial sense (Tri-City Herald)

• State suspends license from central Oregon school for troubled teens (Oregonian)
• EDITORIAL: Gates Foundation on right track with school funding stipulations (The Daily News)
• EDITORIAL: State's tough math test is something to take pride in (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin)

• Ecology grant offers lift for flooded homeowners (The Chronicle)
• USFS trying to find solution with Fire District 8 (The Daily Record)

• No tsunami from 5.3 quake off Oregon coast (AP/Olympian)
• Milestone reached in restoring Nisqually estuary (AP/Everett Herald)
• Forest Service accused of polluting Yakima air (AP/Everett Herald)

• BLOG: Seattle gay rights pioneer reflects on activism (Monica Guzman/Seattle P-I)
• BLOG: Maine voters reject gay marriage law (Chris Grygiel/Seattle P-I)
• BLOG: Maine rejects gay marriage proposal (Peter Callaghan/The News Tribune)

• House Dems set stage for pivotal health vote (AP/Bellingham Herald)
• Vaccine not as plentiful as hoped, but clinics proceeding (The Daily World)
• Kids’ health care in danger (Spokesman-Review)
• No more room at H1N1 clinic (Spokesman-Review)
• Oregon health plan for children expands (AP/Spokesman-Review)
• COLUMN: Health officials working hard to provide flu shots (Julie Muhlstein/Everett Herald)

• Tax credit will rev up first-time home buys over bleak winter (Yakima Herald-Republic)
• Seattle housing levy easily passing (Seattle P-I)

• Lake Stevens to add 10,000 people (Everett Herald)
• EDITORIAL: It’s all about the branding (Everett Herald)

• EDITORIAL: Distress in the Army: A hidden enemy (The News Tribune)

• Voters changing their minds on ranked-choice (The News Tribune)
• BLOG: The election, version 1.0 (David Brewster/ Crosscut.com)
• BLOG: Early results: Washington state proves progressive ideals (Paul Torres/Seattle P-I)
• OPINION: What would real political change look like? (Ted Van Dyk)
• EDITORIAL: Leadership shift (The Columbian)

LOCAL

• Slate of ‘positive change’ candidates overwhelm at polls (Spokesman-Review)
• Eyman pal Fagan losing bid for Spokane council (AP/Spokesman Review)
• Marine winning second term as Mukilteo mayor (Everett Herald)
• Ranked-choice puts Anderson above Shabro for Pierce County auditor (The News Tribune)
• BLOG: Shabro: `I’m leaving the office better than I found it’ (David Wickert/The News Tribune)
• BLOG: Anderson still leads Shabro in Pierce County auditor’s race (David Wickert/The News Tribune)
• BLOG: King Co. voters like knowing who's a 'D' and who's an 'R' (Neil Modie/Seattle P-I)
• BLOG: McGinn campaign tries to get out the really late vote (Seattle P-I)

• COLUMN: Washington making history, but networks fail to notice (Joel Connelly/Seattle P-I)

• GOP sweep: Big governor victories in Virginia, NJ (AP/Seattle P-I)

• EDITORIAL: Limit display to evergreen in rotunda at Capitol (Spokesman-Review)

• Wahkiakum County commissioners raise Puget Island ferry rates (The Daily News)
• New license plates to feature seven characters (AP/Everett Herald)
• Port Townsend-Keystone ferry out for repairs tonight through Thursday (Peninsula Daily News)