Activists submit 30 proposed ballot initiatives
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Associated Press: Activists rushed to file proposed initiatives on everything from rolling back the new sales tax hike to lifting the state cap on charter schools and protecting endangered whales – the first step in a long road to the 2010 ballot. Wednesday was the deadline to submit a ballot initiative to Attorney General Martha Coakley, who determines if they are allowed under the constitution. There are a total of 30 petitions on 17 subjects. Of the 17, there are 4 constitutional amendments. Some questions would eliminate tolls, end the state's main affordable housing law, regulate Internet poker in Massachusetts and exempt alcohol sold in stores from the sales tax. Carla Howell, who pushed a failed ballot initiative last year that would have eliminated the state income tax, filed four questions to roll back the increase in the state sales tax that took effect this week. One question would roll the 6.25 percent tax to 5 percent. The others would take it back to 4, 3 or 2.5 percent. Howell said she'll wait until she sees how much money she can raise before deciding whether to pursue all, some or none of the questions. She said she needs money to hire signature gatherers. “We always want to cut government spending and tax cuts are the best way we know how to force the issue,” she said.
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