Pima County Attorney race will be referendum on Conover’s policies
Pima County Attorney Laura Conover was elected four years ago on a promise to reform the department's approach to criminal justice. At his re-election announcement in October at the Hotel Congress' Century Room, Conover said he was on track to make good on that promise. “We have set a pretty ambitious and aggressive timeline because […]
Alabama GOP lawmakers advance solution to protect IVF services – Democrats push for referendum on personhoodÂÂ
State lawmakers from both parties this week sought to protect in vitro fertilization (IVF) providers from legal liability following the Alabama Supreme Court's Feb. 23 ruling that defined frozen embryos as “children.” With the introduction of the bill, many clinics have become legally responsible. Services to families will be suspended for several days after the […]
Judge allows Flagstaff Medical Center campus referendum to proceed
Daily Sun Stuff A Coconino County Superior Court judge Friday allowed the referendum on zoning approval for the new campus of Flagstaff Medical Center (FMC) to proceed. A community health agency known as Northern Arizona Health Care last week petitioned to have the referendum removed from the November ballot, accusing voters of being misinformed on […]
Northern Arizona Healthcare challenges ballot referendum
FLAGSTAFF — Northern Arizona Health Care has filed a petition in Coconino County Superior Court to stop the referendum on this fall’s city special election ballot, which leaves the issue of new hospital rezoning to voters. NAH said in a statement that voters who signed the referendum petition “were not given accurate information about NAH’s […]
Poll: Rare bipartisan support for reforming California’s ballot referendum rules
Sacramento — California voters are backing efforts to reform the state’s centuries-old referendum process over a proposal promoted by unions and philanthropic groups to make the movement to overturn state laws more transparent. UC Berkeley Government Research Poll A poll co-sponsored by The Times found that more than three-quarters of registered voters, including seven in […]
Suit challenging referendum on Bayacan rezoning loses on appeal
PHOENIX — In November voters will have the final say on whether Bayacan will be allowed to grow medical-grade cannabis in Bonita’s former NatureSweet greenhouses. Shane Jones and Victoria Cranford filed a lawsuit challenging the signature collection of the People’s Will Group: Graham County Voters and Arizona’s Public Integrity Alliance in our area. We encourage […]
