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Opinion: Voters Send Mixed Messages on Budget Initiatives
By not in system - AOL News(Nov. 4) -- Anyone trying to figure out what message voters were sending this election about taxes and spending won't find easy answers in results from state-level ballot propositions. While Republicans won governorships and state legislatures across the country, voters were apparently in no mood to tell their newly elected leaders exactly how they want state budgets fixed. In Colorado, for example, voters said no to a constitutional amendment that would have prevented the state from issuing new debt and required voters to sign off on any local borrowing. They also declined cutting local ...
Marijuana Measure Loses in California; Tax Issues Vary by State
By Andrew Cohen - Politics DailyCalifornia voters rejected Proposition 19, the measure that would have made the state the first in the nation to legalize recreational marijuana. Well-funded activists fought hard to pass Proposition 19 and end the state's prohibition on pot, but California's political and law enforcement establishment carried the day. With 93 percent of precincts reporting, Prop 19 was trailing 53.7 percent to 46.3 percent early Wednesday, leading analysts to declare defeat. Proposition 19 would have allowed possession of up to an ounce of marijuana by adults over 21, and would have allowed local officials ...
Bi-Partisan Challenge to Prop 8 Filed in Federal Court is the Right Move
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyThe opposing lawyers from the famously divisive Bush v. Gore case have joined forces to bring gay and straight Americans together: (From The Advocate)In a bold move that takes a new approach to achieving marriage equality, two attorneys who argued opposing sides of the 2000 Bush v. Gore lawsuit before the U.S. Supreme Court have filed a challenge to Proposition 8 in federal court, The Advocate has learned....The attorneys argue that relegating same-sex couples to domestic partnerships instead of granting them full marriage rights is a violation of the equal protection and due process clauses ...
Citizenship Proof Next Up in Voter ID Battle
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyIn the wake of the Supreme Court's approval of an Indiana law requiring voters to present a state-issued photo identification card at the polls, voting security activists are seeking to take the argument over voter ID one step further, just in time for the presidential election. Missouri lawmakers plan to vote on an amendment to the state constitution that would require voters to show proof of citizenship when registering to vote. The amendment would tighten the proofs required for registration in the state. The Missouri Constitution already requires that voters be citizens, but currently, ...
Utah Vouchers Go Down in Flames
By Dave - Politics DailyVoucher Proponents must face reality. School vouchers are not selling to the American public. The latest example is Utah, the reddest of red states, where a comprehensive, although limited voucher program went down by 2-1. I'm in general support of the concept. In the university system, which has a mix of public and private institutions, has broad public support and government underwrites much of the tuition at both. I see no reason why the same could not be true at lower educational levels. ...
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