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.
Here's a Google Calendar schedule of the remaining four debates between Gov. Chris Gregoire and GOP challenger Dino Rossi. Note that times have not been chosen for the fourth and fifth debates.