Post by Logan on Feb 14, 2017 19:11:55 GMT -6
Citizen Initiative Got Minimum Wage on the Ballot; Now Six Bills in Legislature Threaten the Process
Medical marijuana. A $12 minimum wage. Clean elections.
None of these laws likely would be in place today if it were up to Arizona legislators.
Sam Richard, executive director of the Protecting Arizona’s Family Coalition contends that Arizona is quickly becoming a purple state.
But thanks to gerrymandering, the state legislature is overwhelmingly conservative, he says.
If Arizonans want to see progressive change in the next few years, the citizen initiative process — which forces issues that the House and Senate won’t take up onto the ballot — is the only way to make it happen.
Read more: www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/citizen-initiative-got-minimum-wage-on-the-ballot-now-six-bills-in-legislature-threaten-the-process-9080444
Medical marijuana. A $12 minimum wage. Clean elections.
None of these laws likely would be in place today if it were up to Arizona legislators.
Sam Richard, executive director of the Protecting Arizona’s Family Coalition contends that Arizona is quickly becoming a purple state.
But thanks to gerrymandering, the state legislature is overwhelmingly conservative, he says.
If Arizonans want to see progressive change in the next few years, the citizen initiative process — which forces issues that the House and Senate won’t take up onto the ballot — is the only way to make it happen.
Read more: www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/citizen-initiative-got-minimum-wage-on-the-ballot-now-six-bills-in-legislature-threaten-the-process-9080444