Sentences with phrase «expensive ballot measure»

The Massachusetts operation, called Families for Excellent Schools - Advocacy, a pro-charter group, was hit with a record $ 426,500 fine for failing to disclose its donors related to a 2016 Massachusetts ballot campaign — a race that became the most expensive ballot measure in state history.

It was easily the most expensive ballot measure in Massachusetts history, with more than $ 40 million raised by both sides.

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Uber and Lyft left Austin last year after losing an expensive fight against a ballot measure that would have required the ride - hail companies to conduct fingerprint background checks on drivers.

The measure has had the opposite effect, making it harder and more expensive for minor party candidates to qualify for the primary election ballot.

Enacted after a bitter, and expensive, battle over a ballot measure called Prop B, the law shines a light on the intractable problem of policing puppy - millers.