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Education board endorses UI tuition amendment

The state Board of Education is endorsing a constitutional amendment to allow tuition at the University of Idaho, a move expected to help the Moscow school manage its budget.

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06-18-09 By Kim | Comment (0)

Oklahoma House passes ballot question

The Oklahoma House of Representatives voted to essentially put competing measures on the state ballot with the passage Friday of a measure intended to counteract on Oklahoma Education Association-backed initiative petition.

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05-15-09 By Patrick | Comment (8)

Candidates vary on California propositions

The candidates for governor of California in 2010 have about as many positions on the May 19 special election ballot propositions as there are candidates.

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05-11-09 By Jessica | Comment (0)

Oklahoma ballot list will be long — and could get longer

 Four state questions - three originated by the Legislature - are already bound for the 2010 ballot.

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05-05-09 By Jessica | Comment (0)

GOP lawmakers load 2010 ballot

The 2010 election is shaping up to offer the most loaded state question ballot since 2004, when citizens weighed in on gay marriage, a state lottery, a tobacco tax increase and other heavy issues.

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04-23-09 By Jessica | Comment (1)

Florida class-size measure moves closer to ballot

A Republican-led push to loosen the state's class-size mandate moved closer to a 2010 ballot measure with House approval Friday, as the Florida House approved a measure to send a class-size amendment to voters in a push to loosen requirements to keep classes small.

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04-18-09 By Jessica | Comment (0)

House passes UI tuition amendment

The House voted 64-3 for a constitutional amendment to allow tuition at the University of Idaho, a move to help the school manage its budget.

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04-08-09 By Jessica | Comment (0)

Lawmakers propose plan to provide tuition relief for Michigan residents

With pay cuts and job losses plaguing the state, representatives Rebekah Warren (D-Ann Arbor) and Alma Wheeler Smith (D-Salem) have proposed an initiative that would reshape the way education in Michigan is funded.

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03-31-09 By Jessica | Comment (0)

Arizona backers of school vouchers look at amendment

Supporters of school vouchers are thinking about going to voters to circumvent an Arizona Supreme Court ruling that the vouchers are unconstitutional

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03-31-09 By Jessica | Comment (1)

Ballot measures on California budget in trouble, poll finds

Five state ballot measures aimed at solving California's budget crisis are falling short of the support needed to pass in the May special election, a sign that voters may force lawmakers into another fierce clash over tax hikes and spending cuts, according to a poll released Wednesday.

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03-26-09 By Jessica | Comment (0)

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