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Assisted Suicide Foes Lose Effort to Hide Donors
A federal judge says an organization will risk Washington state sanctions if it hides the identity of donors funding radio ads against assisted suicide.
Petitions for Stem-Cell Ballot Issue Turned in to State Officials
The CureMichigan ballot campaign -- also known as the Stem Cell Research Ballot Question Committee -- says it turned in more than 570,000 voter signatures.
Governor Schwarzenegger opposed to Prop. 8
The Republican governor of California announced his opposition to an antigay ballot measure. Asked on April 11 at the Log Cabin Republicans' annual convention in San Diego about his stance on a proposed state constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, Arnold Schwarzenegger said, "I will always be there to fight against that."
Payday Lenders Sue Ohio AG
A Franklin County, Ohio, common pleas court judge denied the motion of a special interest group to issue a temporary restraining order Tuesday against Ohio Attorney General Nancy Hardin Rogers. The request was filed as part of a lawsuit initiated Monday by the REJECT HB 545 Committee, an organization seeking to overturn a new Ohio law severely limiting the ability of payday lenders to do business in the state.
Ballot Issue Under Fire
Although Secretary of State Mike Coffman approved the signatures for Amendment 46 in May, an activist group called Vote No on 46 is claiming there "was a great deal of fraud" in collecting the signatures.
Debunked Idea is Stealth Ally to voucher Vote
A national school funding fad widely derided as a gimmick has been revived to boost passage of a pro-voucher ballot item.
Income Tax Abolition Move Should Be Taken Seriously
An initiative petition with more than 15,000 certified signatures, modeled on a similar measure in 2002, would end the state income tax. The signatures, certified by local city and town officials, were filed with the secretary of state on Wednesday by Carla Howell, erstwhile Libertarian Party candidate for governor.
Surprise Opponents to Renewable Energy Measure
The opposition comes as a surprise to Gonzalez and Peter Sperling, son of John Sperling, the billionaire founder of University of Phoenix and a longtime supporter of liberal causes. But Gonzalez began hearing rumblings that several environmental groups were unhappy with the initiative, which they argued was poorly written and so complicated that it could hurt the cause of renewable energy in the state.
Stem cell proposal likely headed for ballot
An amendment to the Michigan Constitution authorizing the destruction of human embryos in research aimed at curing chronic and debilitating illness appears headed for the November ballot after supporters collected more than a half million petition signatures.
Health Care Measure Certified for Ballot
The secretary of state has certified a ballot initiative that provides government-funded health coverage for as many as 30,000 uninsured children.
