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Question 3, which would have made greyhound racing illegal, was rejected by voters, according to the Associated Press' projections. Incomplete returns showed the question trailing by a narrow margin...
Massachusetts residents voted down Question 3, which would have terminated the state's disgraceful 65-year romance with greyhound dog racing. A state usually considered liberal, Massachusetts voted to decrease the state's personal income tax to 5 percent over the next three years, denying schools and public initiatives desperately needed funds. Massachusetts voters also rejected Question 8, which would have amended drug laws in positive and rational ways...
Today's ballot also includes citizen-initiated proposals to outlaw greyhound racing, give greater tax benefits to charitable contributions and revise laws related to drug crimes, to place a greater emphasis on drug treatment and to use proceeds of drug-related property seizures to go to treatment...
Question 3 addresses the issue of greyhound dog racing in Massachusetts, a disgraceful fixture in the state for the past 65 years. We urge voters to vote yes on this proposal, which would add Massachusetts to a list of 34 states that have already banned such cruelty toward animals. The national greyhound racing industry admits to killing thousands of dogs each year. While still alive, these dogs are kept in cages for 22 hours of each day. When the dogs stop turning a profit, their lives abruptly end. Although this worthy proposal would require that the state's two greyhound...
...questions are an eclectic group--from cutting income taxes to prohibiting greyhound racing to creating a constitutional provision preventing convicted felons from voting. But millions are being poured into the campaigns, with over $2 million being spent to defeat a health care initiative alone...