| Subject: news of the day 6/8/05 |
| From: Rick Hasen |
| Date: 6/8/2005, 7:57 AM |
| To: election-law |
Rough and Tumble links to a large
number of California newspaper stories on the initiative process in
California, including this
report in the San Jose Mercury News,
which begins: "No one uses California's initiative process quite like
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who swept into office through the recall
election and promptly embarked on a perpetual ballot box campaign. Born
nearly a century ago as a populist tool to break the railroad
industry's grip on the Legislature, initiatives have morphed into a
billion-dollar industry over the last decade." The site also links to two
reports
in the Contra Costa Times on California's initiative industry.
The Tacoma News Tribune offers this
report. For other analysis in the wake of the Washington election
contest trial, see this
Seattle Times report, George
Howland for the Seattle Weekly, and other coverage Howard
Bashman has collected.
The Weekly also has posted this
transcript of the judge's decision.
Roll Call offers this
report
(paid subscription required), which begins: "Rep. Albert Wynn (D-Md.)
penned a letter to his colleagues late last month taking aim at the
Democratic leadership for failing to embrace his campaign finance
reform measure, all but accusing leaders of being wedded to policies
that keep the party in the minority."
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