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By Erica C. Barnett February 2, 2011

1) Your daily Morning Fizz, special War on Cars edition
.
2) Seattle Transit Blog highlights
transportation bills to watch this session.
3) State AG Rob McKenna declares victory on health-care lawsuit. But did he really win? LawNerd investigates
.
4) The PI.com reports
that a Democratic-sponsored unemployment insurance bill has stalled in the state senate.
5) The C Is For Crank fact-checks
the car guys.
6) The state senate's supplemental budget shrinks
the Basic Health Plan and cuts the Disability Lifeline.
7) Preliminary data from the city show
that a controversial "road diet" on Nickerson is working.
8 ) Afternoon Jolt: Today's loser
, Mike McGinn. Today's winner: Mike McGinn.
9) City Light says
in order to preserve existing services, it will have to increase electric rates for the next six years.
10) PubliCola bestows a rare comment of the day
. The winner, Joe Szilagyi.
11) The PI.com reports that Democratic state party chair Dwight Pelz just snagged a $10,000 raise.
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