AltWeeklies Wire
Florida Hometown Democracy Aims to Get Constitutional Amendment on 2010 Ballotnew
That amendment would require referenda on changes to counties' comprehensive land use plans; in essence, whenever some developer wants to replace wetlands with a surfeit of McMansions, you get to vote no. Democracy, geddit?
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman and Billy Manes |
06-19-2009 |
Commentary
I've Got No Love for Seven Out of 10 Black Voters in Californianew
Yes, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008, was a day when you truly felt proud to be an American. But then, on Nov. 5, I read something that changed all that. I read that California's black voters favored Proposition 8 by a margin of 70 percent to 30 percent, which means seven out of 10 black voters voted against gay marriage.
San Diego CityBeat |
Edwin Decker |
11-12-2008 |
Commentary
Election '08: The People's Electionnew
On (almost) every level, the grassroots beat the establishment and the progressives beat the big money.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones and Tim Redmond |
11-12-2008 |
Politics
In California, the Mystery Voters Have Their Waynew
The record-breaking 13-million-plus voters proved to be a mercurial throng who followed no code or discernible ideology, placing into the state constitution a ban on gay marriage, even as they trampled a proposal to require notification of parents whose daughters seek abortions. It was an almost schizophrenic Coalition of Whatever.
L.A. Weekly |
Jill Stewart |
11-07-2008 |
Politics
Florida Dodges the School Voucher Bulletnew
On Sept. 3, the Florida Supreme Court struck Amendment 7 (and two other amendments) from the ballot on the grounds that Amendment 7's language was misleading to voters, and that the Taxation and Budget Reform Commission overstepped its authority in placing this amendment on the November ballot.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Morey |
09-12-2008 |
Politics
The Battle for an Anti-Growth Constitutional Amendment Heads to Federal Court.new
Florida Hometown Democracy was launched in 2003 to promote a state constitutional amendment that would restrict growth by forcing local comprehensive land-use changes to go to referenda. The group came close to getting on the ballot, but didn't quite make it. So they've sued.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
06-26-2008 |
Politics
Ballot Bombardmentnew
Amendment 38 spurs debate on the role of citizen-initiated ballot issues in Colorado government.
Boulder Weekly |
Grace Hood |
10-23-2006 |
Politics
The Alternative Guide to Mississippi and U.S. Politicsnew
The 2004 JFP Politics Blog includes biographies of candidates for the presidency, House of Representatives, Mississippi Supreme Court and other offices, along with a discussion of major issues like gay marriage and health care.
Jackson Free Press |
Ayana Taylor |
10-29-2004 |
Politics
