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Stories Posted on December 13, 2007
Opinion: Electoral vote proposal a partisan effort to manipulate outcome
Category: Election Reform · State: California · Source: Capitol Weekly
It’s ba-aaaaack! Like the hockey-masked assailant in the “Friday the 13th” movies that refuses to die, the GOP ballot measure designed to ensure that its presidential candidate wins nearly half of California’s electoral votes has been revived. And it’s got Democratic leaders nervous.
Opinion: Use initiative procedure to toss out 40B
Category: Property Rights · State: Massachusetts · Source: South Coast Today
The Standard-Times editorialized last week that instead of repealing the "affordable housing" provision of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40B, we should fix it. It is essentially the "don't throw out the baby with the bath water" argument. Unfortunately, the Legislature has had 40 years to "fix" 40B, but has instead repeatedly chosen to turn a tin ear to its constituents.