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Judge Dismisses Lawsuit to Stop Rght-to-Work Amendment
A Denver District Court Judge on Thursday dismissed eight remaining claims in a lawsuit from opponents of Amendment 47, the so-called "right-to-work" ballot initiative that would bar labor unions from collecting mandatory dues in workplaces that engage in collective bargaining.
Colorado “Open and Clean” Government on the Ballot
A proposed ballot initiative that would bar organizations holding no-bid contracts with state and local governments from making campaign contributions received a certificate of sufficiency from the Secretary of State's Office on Thursday. The measure will be titled Amendment 54 on the Nov. 4 ballot.
Colorado Ballot Measure Tags Severance Taxes for Roads, Bridges
Three Republican state lawmakers hope Colorado voters will chose their severance tax ballot measure over Democrat Gov. Bill Ritter's this fall.
In the Political Battleground of Colorado, a Labor-Business Fight is Raging
Colorado has become an important battleground state in the presidential election, and one of the biggest senatorial races in the nation is over filling the seat of its retiring senator, Wayne Allard. Yet the most ferocious political fight in the state doesn't involve Democrats and Republicans. Instead, unions and business groups have loaded the November ballot with an array of competing initiatives.
Carla Howell’s Tax Fight Pays Off in Massachusetts
The move to repeal the state income tax is already paying off for a pair of activists who have pocketed tens of thousands of dollars heading up the ballot campaign, a Herald review has found.
Connerly Group Refuses to Name Donors in Nebraska
The out-of-state group bankrolling the campaign to ban affirmative action in Nebraska refuses to divulge the names of its biggest donors. That decision by California businessman Ward Connerly and his American Civil Rights Coalition ignores the written opinion of Nebraska's campaign finance commission.
Nevada Property Tax Petition Advances
Secretary of State Ross Miller on Thursday rejected a challenge to Sharron Angle's initiative petition to cap property tax rates, sending it to the November general election.
Feathers Fly Over Hens in Cages
A Field Poll released last month showed the measure leading by the highest margin of any initiative - 63 percent to 24 percent, with 13 percent undecided. But opponents noted that few respondents - only 16 percent - were aware of the issue. They say the polling was skewed by the measure's original title, The California Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act, which has since been changed by the attorney general's office to "Standards for Confining Farm Animals."
Alaska Clean Elections Measure
"This is the most important ballot initiative, the most important people's initiative that we've had since statehood. If we get this right, we get our state back," said Tim June of Alaskans for Clean Elections.
Florida Judge Pulls Amendment 5 Off the Ballot
A court in Leon County has thrown out a ballot measure advocates say could reduce property taxes by as much as 40 percent citing the measure is not properly explained in voting materials.
