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Via Political Buzz, we learn that the Initiative King's 2009 run will target property taxes in what he says is "our last, best chance to gain control of our government." From his preliminary press release, it sounds like the plan is to put a revenue cap on the state government and use any revenue above that cap to magically lower property taxes. Eyman is claiming his initiative will provide tax relief for poor people, slow the growth of government, stimulate the economy, bring sight to the blind, and restore life to all dead puppies in the year 2009. Guess we'll see about that.

Transportation professionals say Initiative 985 will make traffic worse. Tim Eyman says, "I-985 implements common sense reforms based on recommendations from Sonntag's thorough investigation." The P-I says, "Voters should decline to join Eyman in blowing this multi-toxin poison dart at themselves." But what do you say? Yea or nay? Our poll closes tomorrow at noon, and don't be shy about voicing your opinions in the comments. (More on I-985 here)

There are two weeks until Election Day, and two issues in our state's gubernatorial race (three if you count Eastern Washington's concerns). Each week we'll be taking an award-winning look at where the candidates stand.

King County has eight count 'em eight amendments on the ballot this year, and it's not always easy to tell what they are going on about. We've fielded a few emails from people who wondered what we thought, and we offer you the fruits of that conversation. A caveat: we didn't overthink these. If there wasn't a compelling reason to be fer it, we were agin it.

Sightline's Clark Williams-Derry has discovered a funny thing that will happen if Eyman's iniative passes--eastern Washington will be paying for Eyman's scheme to "fix" Seattle-area traffic congestion.

And whatever Mr. Eyman might hope or claim, I-985 would wind up shifting about $180 million in revenues from the rest of the state into greater Seattle. Over 5 years, we expect that the average family of four outside of the Seattle area will ship about $229 in tax dollars to pay for Seattle-area road projects.

The papers in town have lapped up this story, so we're doing it too. The difference is that we are using it solely as a vehicle to deliver a more accurate graphic.

Not only will you be voting for a new president in November (finally!), but a few new measures have been added to the local ballot.

The great folks at Seattle Transit Blog tipped us to this month's yet another audit conducted on Sound Transit. Independent auditor KPMG LLP gave the agency high marks. Since the corrupt private sector is naturally suspect, we're glad that this week's audit comes on the heels of a previous one released in January by State Auditor Brian Sonntag.

We really don't feel it's the day after an election until we overhear people talking about how they forgot to vote, didn't know there was an election, and how they'll definitely vote next time.

And it fucking sucked!

--The guy who was in charge of the Zune squirted himself off the Microsoft campus to "focus on the next chapter of his life." Riiight. X-Box leader J Allard takes over.

--A five-car pileup on I-5 yesterday was caused by a guy looking at his BlackBerry while driving.

A: What Ken Jennings writes when he autographs copies of Brainiac.

-There was a positive development in the life of the woman who was once a P-I reporter and a spy, which is a change as you can imagine.

Rumors abound early this week concerning a most ghastly notion, a dark vision that has kept us sleepless: reportedly, both the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies called Mariners GM Bill Bavasi over the weekend to inquire about a potential trade for Ichiro.

Eyman called a press conference in Olympia to show and turn in the signatures he gathered for two of his initiatives-- one that would repeal the civil rights legislation passed by the state legislature last winter and one concerning his obsession over 30 dollar car tabs.

Last week Democrat Dwight Pelz and Republican Diane Tebelius were elected to head their state political parties.

Tim Eyman, no doubt making a healthy living these days on the backs of Eastern Washingtonians, filed an initiative to undo the civll rights bill the state legislature finally got around to approving last week. He's been branching out recently from his usual fare of initiatives against economic and transportation infrastructure progess in the state to include attacks on social progress as well. If we actually believed that Tim was anything more than a figurehead filer these days we'd wonder what would cause someone to petition the state goverment to repeal a law against discrimination.

Last year, while Dino Rossi and Christine Gregoire spelunked for votes among felons, troops on leave, and the deceased in their closely-contested gubernatorial race, some saw it as evidence that this state's electorate is divided right down the middle...irreconcilably broken between pinko commie lefty and fascist pig righty.

Seattlest (like much of Seattle) likes to ignore the Viaduct's continued existence. Sure, we're as happy as anyone to propound our right-thinking solution to a disinterested audience, but the weather's been very nice. We've had other things on our plate.

his grand plan to fix local government and buy as much stuff as possible using his supporters' money; however, he is not behind the latest effort to get tax reform on the ballot.