Ballot Initiative

A Nebraska ballot initiative to add a total abortion ban to the state constitution failed to submit required signatures, missing the deadline. The group 'Choose Life Now' needed 10% of registered voters' signatures to qualify for the November ballot, but fell short despite collecting tens of thousands of signatures. This is the second attempt by the group to advance the proposal.

California voters will decide on a one-time 5% billionaire tax in November after backers declined to withdraw the measure by the deadline. The tax is a high-profile ballot effort targeting wealth disparities, with tech moguls spending to oppose it.

A proposed wealth tax on billionaires has officially gathered enough signatures to appear on California's November ballot. The tax is set for voter consideration in the upcoming election.

The Los Angeles Council is considering delaying a $30-an-hour minimum wage for hotel and airport workers until 2030. The delay would be for two years and is intended to stop a ballot initiative that could cost the city $860 million annually. The council's move aims to protect the city's revenue.

A coalition of attorneys has collected enough signatures to propose a law that would hold rideshare companies like Uber legally responsible for sexual assaults occurring in their vehicles. The initiative, described as the first of its kind, aims to be added to the ballot for voter approval.