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A public forum tonight will lay the first bricks for what could be a heated community debate over a February ballot measure that would require Newport Beach’s city hall to be built next to the city’s central library.

Reynolds American, the makers of Camel cigarettes, has contributed another $304,000 to the record-setting campaign against Measure 50, which would raise Oregon’s cigarette tax by 85 cents a pack.

Former Modesto Mayor Carmen Sabatino on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the city, claiming a voter education program describing a November ballot measure was a ploy to undercut a campaign for district elections.

Constitutional conundrums

Wed, Oct 24 2007

If passed, Measure 50 would be the nation’s first tobacco tax included in a state constitution

Oregon voters have a choice in the Nov. 6 election as they seek to balance private-property rights against the need for orderly land use planning.

For those that are supporting R-67 it’s designed to hold insurance companies accountable, but those that are against the measure warn R-67 if it’s approved will drive up insurance premiums.

Survey results show that task force members will need very different pitches to sell the measure to different areas of the county. And how they will put together a single measure remains to be seen.

If you live in certain areas of western Washington, you may have to vote more than once. That’s because, in addition to the high-profile transportation measure under the name Prop One, some counties have their own measures, also called Prop One.

Some consider their votes for Measure 37 a mistake. Original authors of 2004 land use measure stick to their guns.

When Oregon voters approved Measure 37 three years ago, they sparked similar movements in other states.