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'Issue 3'

Progressive group re-emerges to preserve the people's voice in Arkansas

Progressive group re-emerges to beat a petition killing amendment. Tom Cotton is not pleases and issuing anti-Semitic dog whistles.
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Republican Party continues to oppose the voice of the people

They want to further tighten the screws on petition campaigns for ballot initiatives.
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Committee forms to prevent popular constitutional changes

Business lobbyists form committee to make it hard for the people to petition for changes in government. They say they are "protecting" the people.

The populus did not regnat on term limits

You can see why legislators feared the term limits so much that their pals in the state's biggest corporate lobby sued to knock it off the ballot. The people loved it
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Counting the uncountable votes on ballot issues UPDATE: Lots of opposition to Issue One

Thanks to some misleading politicking by Republican Sen. Trent Garner I learned that some information is available about ballot issues — lawsuit limits and term limits — removed from the ballot by the Arkansas Supreme Court.

Vote No on Issue 3 says an independent ballot committee

Here's the background behind recent advertising opposing Issue 3, the handout of tax money to private business and corporate lobbyists.
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Reminder: Corporate welfare lobbyists want your money to fight pain relief for the sick

Another media opp for opponents of medical marijuana serves as another important reminder of the need to VOTE NO ON ISSUE 3, the corporate welfare amendment.

Scary election

I write my final column before election day on Halloween, appropriate given the terrifying outlook.
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Political establishment continues fight against pain relief

The well-orchestrated free media campaign to defeat getting medical marijuana in the hands of people who could benefit from it continues today. Ignore it. Vote YES for ISSUES 6 and 7.

Welfare for the wealthy: More reasons to VOTE NO on ISSUE 3

Voices on the left and right are lifted against Issue 3, the corporate welfare amendment to send tax money to private business and corporate lobbyists.
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Formal opposition emerges to Issue 3, the corporate welfare amendment

It became apparent this morning that at least some money would be spent in opposition to Issue 3, a massive corporate welfare proposal to allow the state to pledge unlimited tax money to private projects and to allow local governments to also give money to private business and chamber of commerce lobbyists, a practice that has been ruled unconstitutional currently.

A thousand words, at least, inspired by senator's Facebook photo

Confederate flag, Trump, corporate welfare. It's all on offer on the Facebook page of one state senator.
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