NORTH PORT – North Port leaders moved closer Wednesday to approving the wording for a November referendum asking voters to let the city borrow money without getting voter approval for every project. As required by state law, any bonds that would be backed by property tax revenues would still be subject to a citywide referendum. […]
VIRGINIA BEACH — The pros and cons of allowing city employees to collectively bargain for better wages and working conditions will be hashed out in a study. Mayor Bobby Dyer called for the analysis and had the support of enough colleagues for the proposal to advance Tuesday. He had suggested studying the matter last month, […]
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Voters began casting their ballots in Hungary early Sunday to choose their representatives for the European Parliament in an election many see as a referendum on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s popularity. This comes amid fears that right-wing populists like Orbán are likely to make significant gains which could undermine the ability […]
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — In a move that could boost fall turnout among conservatives, North Carolina Republican legislators advanced a proposed constitutional amendment Wednesday to make it clear that only U.S. citizens can vote in the state. It would retool language on the books that already limits balloting to U.S.-born or naturalized citizens 18 and […]
The recognition of the state of Palestine by Slovenia has been delayed by at least 30 days, local media reported on Tuesday. The news agency STA reported that the parliamentary vote planned for Tuesday cannot take place because the right-wing opposition had tabled a motion for a national referendum on the recognition of Palestine. Opposition […]
NEW DELHI (AP) — India on Tuesday started counting votes from its staggered, six-week election that was seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decade in power and was expected to give him a third term in office. Exit polls by major television channels have projected a comfortable win for the Modi’s Hindu […]
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indians began voting Saturday in the last round of a six-week-long national election that is a referendum on Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decade in power. The election is considered one of the most consequential in India’s history. If Modi wins, he’ll be only the second Indian leader to retain […]
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announces that soybean producers may request a referendum to determine whether producers want the secretary to conduct a referendum on the Soybean Promotion and Research Order (Order), as authorized under the Soybean Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act (Act). Participation in the request for referendum is voluntary. Producers should participate […]
May 9—SUPERIOR — The Superior School Board has given administrators the green light to gather public feedback on a potential operating referendum. A list of survey questions will be developed and sent to residents, who will be given three weeks to reply. Results should be available in July, District Administrator Amy Starzecki said during the […]
May 5—DEVILS LAKE, N.D. — Devils Lake residents will vote on a $27.7 million bond referendum May 7 to address facility needs of Prairie View Elementary School and Central Middle School. Voting will take place from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m at the Memorial Building. With three elementary schools built in the 1950s and Central […]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – There was standing room only for the volunteers gathered near the University of Florida on a recent afternoon to learn how they could campaign in favor of a referendum to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution. Among the tips they got: Don’t mention President Biden or Donald Trump by name. Describe […]
Despite a successful referendum April 2 to boost funding for Milwaukee Public Schools, Superintendent Keith Posley’s proposed budget released Friday still makes major cuts, including about 288 staff positions, as the district contends with high inflation and the end of federal pandemic relief dollars. Some of the staff positions may already be vacant. Any staff […]