In The News 
Ballot measure to ban ‘captive hunting’ approved
A proposed state ballot measure that that seeks to ban big-game hunting in fenced game preserves is ready for signatures.
Initiative would ban ‘fenced hunting’ in ND
Supporters of a ban on so-called "fenced hunting" in North Dakota are trying again to put the issue to a statewide vote.
North Dakota Says Egg-Is-Not-A-Person
The North Dakota Senate ruled against the so-called "Personhood Amendment" and it wasn't even close (29-16).
One side tries new strategy in debate over abortion in South Dakota
The anti-abortion side "assumed people would see this in black-and-white terms," he said. "But the grays were a lot grayer than anyone had ever imagined."
Doctors, senators question personhood bill’s effects
"If House Bill 1572 is passed, who will be responsible for the abnormal embryos that (would then) have personhood status?" Dahl asked. They are currently discarded. "Would there be a government representative present at every IVF procedure to confirm that the eggs fertilized abnormally?"
Bishops come out against North Dakota personhood
It's created a flurry of questions and doubts from not only abortion rights groups but from anti-abortion activists and North Dakota's Roman Catholic bishops, who worry the bill may prove to be poorly worded if challenged in court.
North Dakota starting a labor ballot initiative
Duane Sand, multi-year North Dakota congressional candidate, has a new pursuit. He recently notified political colleagues that he's starting an initiated constitutional measure in North Dakota relating to a current national labor issue on secret ballots.
6 of 26: Conservatives Lost Big on Ballot Measures While Progressives Made Significant Gains
The win record for conservatives this year is paltry -right-wing backers won only 23% of what they conceptualized and supported, and they failed to qualify even all that was attempted.
Depraved Right-Wing Attack Efforts Go Down in Flames
But the 2008 initiative scorecard totals more victories than failures, and it reflects the same broad political sentiment in the country in favor of progressive change that was expressed in the election of Barack Obama.
Economy Casts Shadow Over Local Ballot Measures: Pocketbook Issues, From Bond Initiatives to Energy
State ballot initiatives can't do much to address the Wall Street financial crisis, but its continuing economic fallout is bound to affect how angry voters decide scores of local issues on Election Day.
