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LA Times Examines Anti Choice Groups’ Push For ‘Personhood’ Ballot Measures

Abortion-rights opponents are escalating their efforts to place so-called “personhood” measures on several state ballots in 2010 as a way to end legalized abortion, the Los Angeles Times reports.

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09-29-09 By Kim | Comment (0)

Group seeks to limit services for children

Families with mixed legal status are one of many complications created by the nation's broken immigration policies that fuel divisive debate over reform, say researchers at the Pew Hispanic Center.

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09-29-09 By Kim | Comment (0)

Editorial: Chances are high that marijuana measure will pass

That proposed ballot initiative to legalize marijuana in California for people 21 and older - and let local government tax the sales - has a good chance of passing.

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09-27-09 By Kim | Comment (0)

`Anchor baby’ initiative won’t fly

No other current proposal is as baldly contrary to the Constitution as the anti-illegal immigrant measure that's the brainchild of Bill Morrow, a termed-out Republican former state senator from Oceanside and two other anti-illegal immigration activists.

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09-26-09 By Kim | Comment (0)

Backers begin push to get marijuana measure on ballot

Marijuana advocates started their push Friday to get a marijuana legalization measure on California's 2010 ballot with backing from a prominent state politician.

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09-26-09 By Kim | Comment (0)

Group files for 2010 California gay marriage initiative

A coalition that wants to put gay marriage before voters again in 2010 filed language for a ballot initiative with Attorney General Jerry Brown's office Thursday.

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09-25-09 By Kim | Comment (0)

Measure Aims To Nix Gay Marriage Ban

Los Angeles-based Love Honor Cherish proposed ballot language to strike the ban approved by state voters in November as Proposition 8.

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09-24-09 By Kim | Comment (0)

Initiative enthusiast nearing petition deadline for pension tax measure

The clock is running out for a pension-altering ballot initiative written by Paul McCauley.

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09-23-09 By Kim | Comment (0)

Editorial: Stopping PG&E’s fraudulent initiative

A ballot measure that could spell the end of public power in California is headed for either the spring or fall 2010 ballot — and so far, the opposition is missing in action.

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09-22-09 By Kim | Comment (0)

“Personhood”: Banning Abortion, Contraception…And More?

For those of us who hoped that the attempts to pass “personhood amendments” would disappear after the first attempt at passing such a law on a ballot initiative was thoroughly trumped at the polls in Colorado, well, I hate to tell you, but the anti-choice extremists aren’t going away.

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09-22-09 By Kim | Comment (0)

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