Sentences with phrase «led ballot measures»

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Saland, who also voted for the marriage law after providing input on religious protections in the measure, led Neil DiCarlo by only 42 votes in a race that will likely go to the more than 900 outstanding absentee ballots.

Originally, the advocacy groups formed a coalition, led by Ohio's League of Women Voters, which gathered more than 200,000 signatures for the measure to make it to November's ballot.

Labor unions are leading the fight against a New York ballot measure to hold a constitutional convention, arguing that it's just too risky to tinker with the state's governing document and threaten existing protections for worker's compensation, unemployment benefits and collective bargaining.

If the Legislature doesn't approve the measure, Fried said he will personally lead an effort as county executive to gather petitions from Rocklanders to bypass the legislature and get this item on the ballot so that the people could decide.

ALBANY, N.Y. (WBEN / AP)-- Labor unions are leading the fight against a New York ballot measure to hold a constitutional convention, arguing that it's just too risky to tinker with the state's governing document and threaten existing protections for worker's compensation, unemployment benefits and...

Ballot Measures Lead To Heavy Spending, Lobbying In Arizona, voters ended bilingual education.

Four ballot measures — including gay marriage and marijuana legalization — are leading among voters who are likely to cast ballots in the fall election, a new KING 5 poll shows...

While the board had hoped a new bond measure - the only funding mechanism for school facilities - might be placed on this November's ballot, more pressing budget matters led Gov. Jerry Brown to propose a tax - increase initiative to save schools from deeper program and personnel cuts.

The ballot measure, which would have led to a new state agency with its own state school superintendent appointed by the governor, failed by a 3 - to - 2 margin.

New polling shows broad voter support for a 2012 ballot initiative that would tax millionaires to raise money for education as well as public safety and social services, sponsors of the measure - led by the California Federation of Teachers reported Thursday.

The letter sparked community conversation and debate, leading to a ballot measure on the issue.

Backers of the ballot measure believe greyhound racing constitutes animal abuse because of the industry's excessive breeding practices, the cruel methods by which unwanted dogs are destroyed, the conditions in which many are forced to live and the number of injuries racing leads to.

The Humane Society of the United States led campaigns with coalition partners in both states, and these victories are the latest in a string of electoral victories in recent years through animal - protection ballot measures.

«According to Leading Women For Shared Parenting, though, the Association went beyond that, actually donating some $ 60,000 of Association money to the outfit to actively campaign against Ballot Measure No. 6.