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Colorado Severance Tax Polling
Both sides in a ballot proposal to end a state oil and gas tax credit release their findings.
Foes Say Petition Circulators Uses Illegal Means
State Representative Kyrsten Sinema claims Connerly is illegally hiring people from out of state to gather petition signatures. "We don't want criminals going door-to-door in Arizona. We don't want petition circulators lying to voters. We don't want out of state circulators gathering petitions in Arizona," said Sinema. "Connerly himself publicly acknowledged that half of his signature gatherers in the state of Colorado came from outside of the state of Colorado which is illegal in the state in the state of Colorado as it is here in Arizona." The group sent Connerly a letter asking him to guarantee that he'll follow state laws while trying to get the measure on the Arizona ballot.
Anti-Affirmative Action Ad Targets Ex-Obama Pastor
A California group is running a radio ad that uses Barack Obama's former minister and Nebraska's only black state senator to take aim at affirmative action in the state.
Funds Flow in for Petition Drive
Big bucks are flowing into the fight over affirmative action in Nebraska as petition circulators gather signatures for a proposed constitutional amendment.
Opponents of Ballot Issue get big-name backer
Colorado billionaire Pat Stryker has emerged as the major financial backer of the campaign against an anti-affirmative action measure on this year's ballot. But the pro-Amendment 46 campaign already has collected and spent hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Sacramento, Calif.-based American Civil Rights Coalition. The organization, founded by businessman Ward Connerly, has pushed similar anti-affirmative action measures in other states.
The Rematch’s Rematch: Abortion Notification Again on the Ballot
Conservatives who want to require minors to notify a parent or guardian before obtaining an abortion are hoping the third time's a charm.
Connerly Works with Racist Hate Groups in Anti-Affirmative Action Effort
Ward Connerly and the so-called Missouri Civil Rights Initiative have stooped to enlisting avowed racists and white supremacists to collect signatures for a ballot initiative designed to outlaw affirmative action programs by state and local governments in Missouri.
Both Sides Expect to Spend Millions in Ohio Sick-Leave Bid
The price to win over voters in the expected fight over a statewide sick-leave mandate could top $10 million this fall, doubling what was spent two years ago when Ohioans voted for an increase in the minimum wage.
Backers of Measure to Define Life Earn Spot on Ballot
Colorado voters will be asked to define when human life begins as proponents of Amendment 48 on Thursday turned in almost 30,000 more valid signatures than was needed to make the November ballot.
CO Right-to-Work Foes Sue to Block Ballot Issue
A group challenging the right-to-work ballot initiative has filed a lawsuit against its backers, as well as the secretary of state, alleging a "pattern of massive fraud" that should keep the issue from going to voters. The group, called Protect Colorado's Future, says thousands of signatures collected for the initiative were duplicates, came from unregistered voters or had false addresses.
