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...income in Massachusetts. 2 This law would establish a voluntary campaign spending limits that would reward participating candidates with state funds. 3 This law would reduce the state income tax rate on interest and dividend income. 4 The law--currently in effect--restructured the electric utility industry. A no vote would undo the changes. 5 Should the state representative vote for removal of a nuclear reactor on Albany Street? 6 Should the state representative vote for legislation stimulating increased production and availability of affordable housing for the middle class and low-income residents of Massachusetts? 7 Should the state representative...
...fact, social capital at Harvard College is in a pretty deplorable state. The Undergraduate Council is perceived to be a joke, so much so that in Adams House in the latest election, only eight brave residents dared to exercise their right to vote. Support for athletic teams is non-existent. The only things that motivate people to attend sporting events are the prospect of getting free stuff (Midnight Madness) or the prospect of getting drunk (the Harvard/Yale game...
...important questions: Can a two-year-old run for governor? That pivotal question is on the ballot in Wyoming today. In South Carolina, voters are being asked to decide whether to drop a ban on interracial marriage. And Californians, being Californians, will vote on whether it's still OK to barbecue horsemeat -- or even sell it. From coast to coast, U.S. voters in 16 states will be casting their ballots on a total of 61 sometimes important -- and sometimes just plain bizarre -- referendums...
...five states and the District of Columbia (no, Marion Barry is not behind this), while abortion-limiting proposals come before the voters in two more states. In Hawaii, voters are being asked to decide the fate of same-sex marriages. Our favorite resolution? In four states today, voters are voting on whether to limit the number of initiatives that can make it into the voting booth. Just vote...
Bibi Netanyahu never lacks for an excuse. He delayed a scheduled cabinet vote on the Wye peace accord Tuesday, claiming Yasser Arafat hadn't satisfied the security requirements of the Wye accord -- even though the U.S. has certified that the Palestinians are in full compliance. That's after postponing Israeli West Bank withdrawals on Monday, on the grounds that his cabinet hadn't yet approved them. "Netanyahu is under strong pressure at home and abroad to carry out the deal," says TIME Jerusalem bureau chief Lisa Beyer. "But he has no enthusiasm for surrendering any territory to the Palestinians...