We report on critical ballot initiatives in three states. The fund is currently out of money. In 1997, the ballot initiative to expand light rail was defeated due to lobbyist efforts, car dealership money, and a think tank called the Independence Institute that published editorials and columns opposed to light rail. Since Washington State doesn't have an income tax, MVET fees are an important source of revenue for everything from public transportation to flu shots for kids. Before the elections, write a letter to the editor of your campus or local newspaper expressing your views on the local elections.
Suffrage is the pivotal right.
Celebrate Halloween this year by writing a letter to the Campbell Soup Company, who admits to using genetically modified soy and corn in their products. Campbell Soup also produces Pepperidge Farm, V8 juice, and Prego spaghetti sauce. The environmental movement lost a friend and a powerful advocate this week. While Governor of RI in the 1960's, he helped create the state's public transportation administration and the Green Acres conservation program. In the Senate, Chafee served as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and helped pass the Clean Water Act of 1986, the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and amendments to the Clean Air Act of 1990.