http://ballot.org/index.php en kim@ballot.org Copyright 2010 2010-01-22T20:15:07+00:00 http://www.ballot.org/news/entry/property_group_calls_off_initiative/ http://www.ballot.org/news/entry/property_group_calls_off_initiative/#When:20:15:07Z A group has decided not to pursue a constitutional “takings” ballot measure after all but instead will bring it up at the Legislature. Montana, Other Issues 2010-01-22T20:15:07+00:00 http://www.ballot.org/news/entry/deadline_for_colo._personhood_amendment_moved_up/ http://www.ballot.org/news/entry/deadline_for_colo._personhood_amendment_moved_up/#When:20:11:15Z Colorado's "personhood" amendment suffered a setback on Friday after the Secretary of State's office said it made a mistake on the deadline to turn in signatures and moved it up by three days. Colorado, Reproductive Freedom 2010-01-22T20:11:15+00:00 http://www.ballot.org/news/entry/legislator_targets_public_employees_for_pay_cuts_in_constitutional_amendmen/ http://www.ballot.org/news/entry/legislator_targets_public_employees_for_pay_cuts_in_constitutional_amendmen/#When:20:19:24Z Senate Majority Leader Michael Bishop wants the Legislature to put two constitutional amendments before voters which would require an estimated 12,400 public workers in Muskegon County to take a 5 percent pay cut for the next three years and pay 15 percent or 20 percent of their health insurance premiums. Michigan, Economic Security, Fiscal/Budget Issues 2010-01-20T20:19:24+00:00 http://www.ballot.org/news/entry/bill_in_mich._senate_could_revise_stem_cell_research/ http://www.ballot.org/news/entry/bill_in_mich._senate_could_revise_stem_cell_research/#When:15:38:38Z The State News: Legislation being voted on in the Michigan Senate Health Policy Committee today could create tighter regulations on embryonic stem cell research down the road. Michigan 2010-01-19T15:38:38+00:00 http://www.ballot.org/news/entry/earnings_tax_in_st._louis_kansas_city_could_be_challenged_in_statewide_ball/ http://www.ballot.org/news/entry/earnings_tax_in_st._louis_kansas_city_could_be_challenged_in_statewide_ball/#When:20:14:29Z A campaign is under way to ask Missouri voters to eliminate the city earnings tax in St. Louis and Kansas City. Missouri, Fiscal/Budget Issues 2010-01-18T20:14:29+00:00 http://www.ballot.org/news/entry/push_for_looser_marijuana_laws_gains_momentum/ http://www.ballot.org/news/entry/push_for_looser_marijuana_laws_gains_momentum/#When:20:17:51Z A push to legalize marijuana on the West Coast is picking up steam as Washington lawmakers and proponents in California and Oregon propose separate measures. Other Issues 2010-01-15T20:17:51+00:00 http://www.ballot.org/news/entry/supreme_court_to_rule_on_right_to_privacy_for_referendum_petition_signers/ http://www.ballot.org/news/entry/supreme_court_to_rule_on_right_to_privacy_for_referendum_petition_signers/#When:15:44:04Z The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether the First Amendment requires that the names of people who sign ballot-initiative petitions be kept secret. Washington, Other Issues 2010-01-15T15:44:04+00:00 http://www.ballot.org/news/entry/measure_targets_health_efforts/ http://www.ballot.org/news/entry/measure_targets_health_efforts/#When:22:09:53Z A proposed constitutional amendment would ban any state law that restricts a person's choice of private health care systems or insurance plans or that interferes with a person's choice to pay directly for medical care. Nebraska, Health Care 2010-01-14T22:09:53+00:00 http://www.ballot.org/news/entry/group_enough_signatures_for_parental_notification_measure/ http://www.ballot.org/news/entry/group_enough_signatures_for_parental_notification_measure/#When:21:55:04Z A group pushing for a ballot initiative that would create a law requiring parental notification for abortion says it has enough voter signatures and will hand-deliver its petitions today at the state Division of Elections. Alaska, Reproductive Freedom 2010-01-14T21:55:04+00:00 http://www.ballot.org/news/entry/wash._activists_file_initiative_to_legalize_marijuana/ http://www.ballot.org/news/entry/wash._activists_file_initiative_to_legalize_marijuana/#When:21:58:26Z Five activists filed a ballot initiative Monday that would legalize all adult marijuana possession, manufacturing and sales under Washington state law - one of the most sweeping efforts at marijuana reform playing out around the country this year. Washington, Health Care 2010-01-11T21:58:26+00:00