Ballot Initiatives
Sex, Drugs, and Union Rolls: 2012 Ballot Initiatives Mark the Real Battles
There's more to the political season than analyzing every utterance by Obama and Romney.
WA Gay Marriage Supporters Out-Raise Opponents
More money for getting out the message
Arkansas Medical Pot Proposal Could Lead to City Squabbling
Municipalities would be able to ban dispensaries, but then patients would be allowed to grow their own
Gay Marriage a Tough Sell to Older Minnesota Voters
It's a tight race, so every vote counts
Voters Will Sound Off on Big Issues With Ballot Initiatives
Everything from marijuana legalization to tax restrictions to Obamacare
Education Reform on the Ballot in Several States
Voters will decide on charter schools, tenure and merit pay, among other issues
Voter Initiatives On Dope, Health, and Land Breathe New Life Into Federalism
State-level voter initiatives to watch in election 2012.
Gov. Jerry Brown's Tax Proposal Slipping in the Polls
Voter blackmail is not a reliable way of garnering support
Gay Marriage Support Slips, But Still Ahead, In WA
Equality leads by 49 percent to 45 percent
Much-Despised Traffic Cameras on the Ballot in Three States
Motorists will get their say and, maybe, revenge
Martin Luther King's Niece Campaigns Against Gay Marriage in Maryland
Calls relationship between gay groups and NAACP an "unholy alliance"
Former Charter Opponent Now Campaigns for Alternative Schools
Experience, and Obama's endorsement, changed her mind
NV Teacher-Backed Tax Initiative Slapped Down
A judge called the measure description "incomplete," which is a nice way of saying "misleading"
Calif. Prison Guard Union Keeping Quiet on Propositions
No involvement in efforts to strike down death penalty, soften "three strikes" laws
Former Catholic Priests to Endorse Gay Marriage in Washington State
63 of them to speak out on Thursday
GA School Districts Sued for Battling Charter Ballot Question
It's old school vs. new school, literally
MI Public Unions Seek Constitutional Protection
Making an end-run around ticked-off taxpayers
Disney Fights to Save Florida from the Godless Scourge of Competition Casinos
$2.5 million on candidates to protect billions in profits from the market
California the Battleground over Unions' Political Deductions
Prop. 32 would halt political paycheck deductions
Pro-Gay Marriage Ads Lack Actual Gays
Complex issue of who the ads are designed to appeal to
The Seattle Times Endorses November Marijuana Legalization Initiative
If only newspaper editorials were still relevant
Gay Marriage Poised for First Voter Endorsement
In at least three states, on the same day even!
Support for Jerry Brown's Tax Initiative Slipping
Barely a majority now in California as undecideds grow
MA Voters To Decide Right-To-Die
It would only be the third state to allow physician-assisted suicide
California's Competing Tax-Hike Measures Face Trouble
Voters have reason to doubt that officials are trustworthy custodians of ... anything
Missouri Voters To Get Clear Choice on Blocking Obamacare Exchanges
The Attorney General turned away an attempt to muddy the ballot language
Oil, Soft Drink Companies Fund Calif. Tax Prop. to Avoid Becoming a Target
If increase in state sales, income taxes pass, maybe additional taxes won't focus on them.
Michigan Casino Proposals Put to Vote
State Supreme Court will allow voters to decide whether to allow eight more facilities.
Obamacare Language Delays Missouri Ballots
Squabble over wording runs up against a printing deadline
Gay Group Defends Failed Effort to Block Maryland Gambling Vote
Task Force has declined to reveal who paid for mailers.
When Civil Liberties Collide: Gay Marriage vs. Gambling in Maryland
Why is a national gay organization trying to block a vote on gambling?
California Censorship: Televised Discussion of Tax Propositions Cut Off
Cable access to television hearing to discuss three proposed state tax increases turned off.
First Hurdle Cleared in Implementing Pension Reform in San Diego, But Big Ruling Still to Come
Judge allows transition to 401(k) programs for new city employees to begin.