The senator said she joined her senate colleagues in supporting first passage of this measure, but the assembly did not take it up despite repeated pledges by its leadership to do so. (suncommunitynews.com)
Local parcel taxes are one way that communities may supplement state funding for education, and lowering the vote threshold will make passage of these measures more likely. (ccsa.org)
Advocates for public financing of campaigns and advocates of abortion rights are entering the final push for passage of the measures, and are using a variety of tactics to spur action in the state Senate. (wrvo.org)