Daily Archives: January 27, 2012

California: Reform Groups Merge, Revive Budget Ballot Initiative

January 27, 2012

Two California governance reform groups have combined forces and resurrected a budget accountability initiative using what every successful ballot measure needs: Cash. With matching $3 million pledges, billionaire Nicolas Berggruen and his California Think Long Committee is joining forces with California Forward, a government reform organization led by former Contra Costa Supervisor Sunne Wright McPeak…

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Nevada: Early Voting Begins in Recall of Las Vegas City Councilman

January 27, 2012

As early voting began today, the negative back-and-forth continued in the special recall election for the Ward 6 spot on the Las Vegas City Council, featuring incumbent Steve Ross and his challenger, Byron Goynes. Two early voting centers have been operating today for the special election, which Ross claims is being spurred by car dealer…

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Missouri: E-Verify Rivals Spend More in Springfield Ballot Measure

January 27, 2012

Groups on either side of the proposed E-Verify ordinance have begun spending money to woo voters, with opponents so far outspending supporters more than 10-to-1. In a Jan. 22 email sent to Springfield City Council and others, Grupo Latinoamericano President Yolanda Lorge said opponents of the ballot measure had spent about $20,000, mostly on printed…

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