California voters decisively defeated an attempt to expand rent control, voters in eight of ten states looked favorably on abortion rights, school choice fared poorly, and Coloradans voted to impose an excise tax on firearms but not ban trophy hunting. Those were some of the notable results of last week's crop of ballot measures around the country. I discussed them with Caleb Brown at the Cato Daily Podcast here. Some more details: Arizona voters missed a chance to do something genuinely useful, rein in their governor's emergency powers by giving the legislature more of a say on them. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, about 10 states have moved to check emergency executive powers in this way, a reform which also has parallels at the federal level in debates over Presidents' emergency powers.
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- California voters decisively defeated an attempt to expand rent control 1
- Some more details 1
- It was not an especially good day for advocates of drug freedom. 1
- Dallas voted for de facto marijuana legalization and Nebraska for 1
- It was a downright bad day for those of us whoʼd like to reform the way 1
- Massachusetts voters went along with a measure meant to herd 2
- Union plowed 7 million into the campaign against no organized 2
- Massachusetts over employment practices and as one of the terms of 2
- At the same time Bay State voters said no to a plan to eliminate the tip 2
- Minimum wage laws remain popular and left organizers have also 2
- Nebraska may look favorably on costly private employer mandates if 2
- Arizona voters missed a chance to do something genuinely useful rein 2
