Yearly Archives: 2024
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Voters’ guide to Colorado’s statewide ballot questions (2024)
Reason Foundation’s policy analysts examine some of the statewide ballot propositions on the Colorado ballot in November 2024.
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Voters’ guide to Nevada’s statewide ballot questions (2024)
Reason Foundation’s policy analysts examine some of the statewide ballot propositions on the Nevada ballot in November 2024.
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Voters’ guide to 2024 ballot initiatives related to crime and criminal justice
Five states have ballot initiatives before voters on criminal justice issues: Arizona, California, Colorado, Missouri, and Nevada.
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Voters’ guide to 2024 ballot initiatives related to abortion
This November, voters in seven states will decide on ballot measures that will establish a right to abortion under at least some circumstances.
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Voters’ guide to 2024 ballot initiatives related to education
California, Kentucky, and Nevada voters will vote on important education initiatives this year, including school choice and bonds to fund new schools.
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Voters’ guide to 2024 ballot initiatives related to drug policy
Florida and South Dakota voters will choose whether or not to legalize adult recreational marijuana use while Massachusetts voters will decide on legalizing adult access to psychedelics.
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Voters’ guide to 2024 ballot initiatives related to same-sex marriage
This November, voters in three states will decide whether or not to remove defunct restrictions on same-sex marriage from their state constitutions.
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Voters’ guide to 2024 ballot initiatives related to rank-choice voting
Voters in four states will decide whether or not to adopt a rank-choice voting system for some elections.
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Voters’ guide to 2024 ballot initiatives related to minimum wage
California and Alaska voters will decide on the complex issue of mandating a higher minimum wage this November.
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Massachusetts Question 4 would legalize and regulate certain psychedelics
The initiative would establish regulated access for adults to certain natural psychedelic substances that show therapeutic potential in mental health.
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California Proposition 5 would lower supermajority requirement to 55% for local bond measures to fund housing and public infrastructure amendment
As of 2023, California counties have about $140 billion in liabilities, or $3,860 per resident, and cities have $193 billion in liabilities, or $6,337 per resident.
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California Proposition 33 would prohibit state limitations on local rent control
California’s housing crisis is severe, with the cost of housing almost doubling since 2010.
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Florida Amendment 5 would create an annual inflation adjustment for homestead property tax exemptions
Amendment 5 would reduce future property tax revenues for local governments in Florida by an estimated $22.8 million in 2025, which would grow to about $112 million by 2028.
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Voters’ guide to 2024 ballot initiatives related to housing
California, Florida, and Georgia voters will decide on housing ballot issues ranging from homestead tax exemptions to rent control.
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California Proposition 34 would impact how Medi-Cal Rx program participants spend money
California Proposition 34 creates a process for designating specific nonprofit organizations that provide care for low-income people but also spend resources on other programs and services as “drug price manipulators.”
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California Proposition 35 would make the managed care organization tax permanent
California currently taxes managed health care insurance providers for their plans, but that tax is due to expire in 2026.
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Florida Amendment 1 would implement partisan elections for district school boards
Currently, school board elections in Florida are nonpartisan.
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Georgia Referendum A would raise personal property tax exemption
Georgia Referendum A would increase the personal property tax exemption from $7,500 to $20,000.
