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...rights activists in Nevada Just in case you didn't get the message the first time: Voters in the Sagebrush state voted Tuesday to reinforce an existing ban on gay marriages...
...racist. "Ninety million Americans have tried marijuana. When you look at who's going to jail, it is overwhelmingly disproportionate--it's Latinos and blacks." Not surprisingly, the topic is radioactive in the police profession. Andy Anderson, who was head of his state's largest cop organization, the Nevada Conference of Police and Sheriffs, announced that his board members unanimously supported the pro-pot initiative so they could focus on more serious crimes. A few days later, Anderson was forced to resign. The voice for Nevada cops then became Gary Booker, deputy district attorney in charge of the vehicular-crimes...
...people feel that victory--even if it comes not this year and not in Nevada--is inevitable. Each year there are fewer members of the pre-boomer generation, who tend not to distinguish between heroin and pot. In 1983, only 31% of Americans surveyed had tried pot; the new TIME/CNN poll puts the figure at 47%. And though pot use among teens is down from its '70s highs, parents sneaking joints when their kids are asleep is a fresh phenomenon. But the polls show that Americans still cling to pot's forbidden status, which is why the pro-pot people...
...Oklahoma: Cockfighting Ballot Question 58 Yes, it's true. In Oklahoma, the sport of cockfighting is still O.K. Also permitted in New Mexico and Nevada, the practice's days may be numbered in the Sooner State. Now, at long last, ballot question 58 allows voters to weigh in: do cockfights constitute cruelty to birds or are they just feathery family...
...Colorado, Nevada, Alaska and others: Arts funding Various A slow economy has left some states' arts communities more desperate than ever for money. Tuesday, voters in five states will decide the immediate future of state-funded arts programs and museums - but will personal financial concerns push citizens to vote...