The #MichiganSupremeCourt ruled 4-3 the state #Legislature lacked the authority to
#AdoptandAmend petition language for a pair of #BallotInitiatives in 2018. Justices said the tactic is unconstitutional because the Legislature circumvented the petition initiative process in 2018. Increases to #Michigan's standard minimum wage, tipped #MinimumWage & an expansion of the state's earned sick time laws are slated to take effect in February.
https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2024/07/31/michigan-supreme-adopt-and-amend-case-mimimum-wage/74617606007/
#news #politics #BallotInitiative

Via #AliceMirandaOllstein, #healthcare reporter for #Politico

#BREAKING

#Arizona #SupremeCourt rules to uphold the state’s 1864 near total #AbortionBan, which will wipe out nearly all access in the state (currently up to 15 weeks). Voters will likely have the chance to override this ban in November via #BallotInitiative.

California Forever, the billionaire-backed effort to create a new community from scratch in Solano County, has begun collecting signatures to try to put its initiative on the November ballot. Here’s our look at the promises by the company, and how they would affect county and state taxpayers.

https://calmatters.org/economy/2024/02/california-forever-promises/

South Dakota voters asked to approve work requirement for Medicaid expansion

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/south-dakota-voters-asked-approve-work-requirement-medicaid-107609669

South Dakota Republican lawmakers want to add a work requirement for adults who are not physically or mentally disabled but who are eligible for Medicaid under the expansion of the government-sponsored program that voters approved in 2022 under a ballot initiative.

This July 4th Marked The United States’ 247th Birthday:

And yet, we still do not have a constitutional right to privacy!

We still do not have a right:

-To reject or negotiate unilateral privacy policies of corporate internet predators.

-To demand police stop illegally tracking us.

-To prevent our own government from tracking us.

-To stop internet companies, apps, and social media companies from tracking us, stealing our intellectual property, and personally identifying data.

The United States citizens are under mass surveillance, 24/7/365, and we have no constitutional right to stop it.

We should have the right to:
-Control and protect our data.

-To be properly compensated for use of data we opt into, not just a free social media page.

-To sue companies who access our hard drives without explicit permission.

-To conceal our vehicle license plates from illegal prying eyes of police ALPR’s, that track us without cause.

#RightToPrivacy
#BallotInitiative

2023 should be a year full of calls for Ballot Initiatives and referendums!

If our lawmakers can’t be trusted to do the right thing, who can we trust?

Returning power to the people, is one way citizens can gain control over wide-spread corruption in our government.

We must have the power to change unfair laws, and amend unfair constitutional rulings.

Unfortunately, only 26 states allow the process, which puts us right back in the hands of the corrupt.

So much for “We the People!”

https://ballotpedia.org/States_with_initiative_or_referendum

https://ballotpedia.org/States_without_initiative_or_referendum

#BallotInitiative
#BallotReferendum
#PowerToThePeople