Publicola covered it:
http://publicola.net/?p=3896
As the clairvoyant Morning Fizz told you this morning, the state Senate transportation budget--just unveiled at a press conference by Senate transportation chair Sen. Mary Maragaret Haugen (D-10, Camano, La Conner) this afternoon--does not include previously promised-funding ($30 million) to prep I-90 for light rail, i.e., HOV lanes.
The train junkies are going nuts including slams on Sen. Jarrett and participation on the blog by Rep. Eddy: http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/03/25/legislature-blocks-east-link/#comment-36268
If there was ever a project that could allow us to float bonds, wouldn't infrastructure be it? Will they go ahead with a deficit budget? Please?