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Among the ballot measures Washington voters face this year is Initiative 985. It's called the Reduce Traffic Congestion intitiative, and it's the latest from Tim Eyman. It would shift about $129 million a year from the State's general funds that go for schools and prisons and put it into congestion relief. It would require the state to fully fund traffic synchronization equipment and it would open carpool lanes to general traffic during non–peak hours. Supporters say it would help solve congestion in the region without raising taxes. Detractors say it simply wouldn't work. Also, in our ongoing