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Costs to collect signatures for state ballot initiatives in 2023 were higher than the average for the previous five odd-year cycles

In 2023, $12.95 million was expended on signature drives for seven citizen-initiated ballot measures, including six that voters will decide on Nov. 7. Earlier in 2023, voters decided on a ballot initiative in Oklahoma. The average cost for the signature drives amounted to $1.85 million, ranging from $75,341 for Oklahoma…

Ballotpedia · Nov 2, 2023

2023 ballot measure qualification costs higher than the average for the previous five odd-year cycles

Welcome to the Thursday November 2, 2023, Brew. 

Ballotpedia · Nov 2, 2023

Safeguard deal shows Bandt's Greens party has come of age

It is understandable if observers have struggled to neatly categorise the agreement struck on Monday between the Albanese Labor Government and the Australian Greens party to progressively reduce industrial emissions.

The Conversation · Mar 29, 2023