Ohio law banning nearly all abortions now invalid after referendum, attorney general says
A 2019 law banning most abortions in Ohio is unconstitutional following last year’s abortion referendum, the state’s Republican attorney general said in a court filing Monday. The lawsuit comes after the abortion clinic asked a Hamilton County judge to repeal the law after Ohio voters voted last November to enshrine the right to abortion in […]
Irish Voters Reject Attempts to Redefine Family in National Referendum
The Irish people recognized a “historic victory for family values” as the neoliberal government in Dublin acknowledged that voters had rejected attempts to redefine marriage and the role of women in the constitution. and initial aggregation The government’s transport minister, Eamon Ryan, pointed to the crushing defeat of two referendums that called for changing the […]
Northern VA could get casino as bill to allow Fairfax County referendum advances
A bill that would allow a referendum on casinos in Virginia's northern suburbs cleared a hurdle Wednesday when a state Senate committee voted to advance the bill. The bill would allow Fairfax County to hold a referendum on whether to put a casino, convention center and concert hall in Tysons Corner, in the heart of […]
Wisconsin GOP eyes referendum on 14-week abortion ban
Republicans in the Wisconsin Assembly on Friday introduced a bill calling for a binding referendum on a proposal that would make abortions illegal after 14 weeks of pregnancy. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers is almost certain to veto the bill if it passes the Legislature. Evers had previously vowed to veto “any bill that would make […]
DeSantis says Trump-Biden rematch would be referendum on former president
Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis insisted Tuesday night that a 2024 rematch between former President Trump and President Biden will only be a referendum on Trump's legal issues. “This raises a question for Republicans: 'What do we want the 2024 election to be about?'” DeSantis said at a Fox News town hall in Des Moines, […]