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When it was approved in 1998 by over two-thirds of voters in a statewide referendum, Massachusetts' Clean Elections law promised to revolutionize the way political races are run. Instead of incumbents being virtually assured of reelection due to immense fundraising resources, challengers would have a fair shot to present their ideas in the public sphere. But in the years since, the law has come under attack from self-interested opponents in the state legislature who are more concerned with keeping their seats than protecting the public interest...
...some countries, to the benefit of far-right rabble-rousers: "As a pro-European, I don't want to see Europe go backwards." So soon after Blair is re-elected, expect Cummings to orchestrate a big, well-funded campaign to convince Blair he can never win the euro referendum he would love to call...
...California a referendum approved by 62% of voters last year requires that juveniles as young as 14 be tried as adults in murder cases. Prop. 21 will probably seal Williams' fate. One part of the new law was blocked in February, when an appeals court ruled that prosecutors had been granted too much power to send kids to adult court. But even if the state supreme court upholds the law, some lawyers from both sides of the aisle hope a compromise will be found somewhere between no judicial discretion and too much. Says attorney William La Fond, who challenged Prop...
...March 7, the Faculty Council voted to recommend raising the optional term-bill fee that provides funding for student groups from $20 to $35. Though the hike would overturn the result of last year's student referendum, the Faculty Council's decision is a good one, and the full Faculty should implement the recommendations at its next meeting...
...only justification for overturning the referendum is that Harvard students are not smart enough to know what is good for them. We reject that view. The council, Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis '68 and the Faculty should stop patronizing students and start listening to what they have...