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Thursday, March 11, 2010

Petition signature rules upheld

Nebraska lawmakers deep-sixed a proposal Thursday that would have lowered the number of petition signatures to put measures on the ballot.

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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Sizemore tells judge he’s broke and needs a lawyer to defend him against tax evasion charges

Bill Sizemore says he's broke. The conservative political activist says he barely has $100 in the bank, is working for $10 an hour planting trees and clearing brush, and makes barely enough to buy groceries.

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Sunday, February 21, 2010

Initiative process needs changes to protect integrity

Many of us believe allowing citizens to directly propose new laws and vote on them strengthens our democracy, but day to day, we do not think about technical details of how initiatives make it to the ballot

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Saturday, February 20, 2010

Corporations Using Ballot Inititives To Gut Regulations, Consumer Protections

The phenomenon of corporations buying their way onto the California election ballot is fast reaching epidemic proportions.

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Thursday, February 18, 2010

Accountability bill for paid initiative workers hits snag

Elements of a bill that holds paid signature gatherers to higher standards in initiative campaigns have been watered down by state Rep. Sam Hunt in a bid to find common ground.

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