New initiatives for the New Year.
With the turn of the New Year, new initiatives will take the stage and petitioners will hit the streets to rally support for their causes. The causes are as varied as they can be and both local and state-wide issues. With some already submitted and others in the planning stages, initiatives for many hot-button issues will be championed and fought against in 2014.
In Oregon, an initiative attempting to strike down the state’s gay marriage ban:
http://www.pqmonthly.com/two-court-cases-ballot-initiative-one-big-goal/18148
In Oklahoma, two initiatives advocated by a city councilman to prohibit use of sales tax revenue for new buildings:
http://city-sentinel.com/2014/01/councilman-ed-shadid-backs-initiative-petitions-to-stop-okcs-new-convention-center-and-hotel/
In California, marijuana legalization issues:
http://www.lakeconews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=34953:marijuana-referendum-signatures-submitted-new-county-marijuana-cultivation-ordinance-placed-on-hold&catid=1:latest&Itemid=197
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