Daily Archive
Stories Posted on December 9, 2007
Ballot Box Balancing Act in California Health Care Reform
Category: Healthcare · State: California · Source: California Progressive Report
Mike Zapler of San Jose Mercury News has a downer of an article about the hurdles of winning health care reform on the ballot. He writes about the odds of any ballot measure, especially those with a funded opposition. The history on health reform isn't pretty either. In the early 1990s, two such measures, Prop 166 and Prop 186, got 32% and 27% of the vote, respectively.
AP Exclusive: SF mayor proposes carbon tax to curb global warming
Category: Taxes · State: California · Source: Associated Press
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is planing to ask voters next year to approve a "carbon tax" on businesses.
District-only voting heads for November ballot
Category: Election Reform · State: Washington · Source: Bellingham Herald
Voters will have another chance to decide whether they like district-only voting after Whatcom County Council members Tuesday night approved a ballot measure for the 2008 general election.