Lubbock voters resoundingly rejected a proposed ordinance that proponents said would have decriminalized the possession of four ounces or less marijuana in the city limits. Lubbock election results: Live updates on Prop A, mayor, other local races Proposition A passed with 64.62 of the 31,775 votes cast in early voting and on election day in […]
ST. LOUIS – Tuesday was a big voting day for several municipal elections across the St. Louis area, including two propositions from the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District. Voters approved both Proposition W and Proposition S. Both propositions are important in how they can affect customers’ future bills. MSD services all of St. Louis City and […]
A California ballot measure that restructures the state’s Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) and unlocks billions in bond funding for homeless housing and behavioral health treatment centers appeared poised to pass Tuesday evening. Initial vote results after polls closed showed the ballot measure with 52% in favor and 47% opposed. The results come as polling […]
There’s only one proposition on the March 5 California primary election ballot — but it’s a $6.4 billion question. Proposition 1 asks voters whether to approve billions in funding for the construction of new inpatient and outpatient mental health and substance abuse treatment centers, as well as toward housing options for veterans and the homeless. […]
On March 5, San Franciscans will have the opportunity to vote on a ballot measure that would decide whether or not to make them into guinea pigs for surveillance experiments by the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD). Proposition E purports to streamline the SFPD, with sections on community engagement, recordkeeping, and the department’s vehicle pursuit […]
For polar bears, the climate change diet is a losing proposition, a new study suggests. With Arctic sea ice shrinking from climate change, many polar bears have to shift their diets to land during parts of the summer. A study looking at Hudson Bay polar bears tries to figure out if they can keep up […]
Jan. 6—The Anchorage Assembly on Tuesday is set to consider whether to send to voters a $9 million bond proposition for the purchase and installation of at least 18 or more modular-style public bathrooms. The bathrooms would likely be Portland Loos, from Oregon-based company Madden Fabrication. The proposal would also ask voters in the upcoming […]
Dec. 25—Editor’s note: The Times-Call is counting down the top 10 news stories of the year, as selected by the newspaper’s editors. Colorado residents soundly rejected Proposition HH during the Nov. 7 election, with roughly 59% of voters casting their ballots against the measure concerning property taxes. Proposition HH would have allowed the state to […]