Voters nationwide—in blue states and red alike—approved hiking taxes on the wealthy, raising wages, helping build union power for workers.
Over 72 percent of Arizonans voted in support of Proposition 209 — a groundbreaking ballot measure designed to crack down on predatory medical debt. The initiative caps interest rates at 3 percent on new medical debt and increases the amount of home equity, personal property, assets, and income protected from certain creditors.
“Before now, voters had never taken up medical debt on a statewide ballot measure, but Arizonans have charted a path forward to take on predatory lenders through direct democracy,”Kelly Hall, executive director of the Fairness Project – a national non-profit which helped fund and organize around the initiative. “We’re looking forward to working with citizens in other states who want to pass more ballot measures to protect working families from exploitative lending practices.
The measure would authorize lawmakers to draw from a state sovereign wealth fund to pay for universal preschool and child care. The state constitution obligates that 5 percent of the fund – currently valued at $26 billion – be withdrawn annually to support public schools, hospitals, and universities. The passage of this ballot measure would pull an additional 1.
Arizona voters, for example, overwhelmingly approved Proposition 211, known as the Voters’ Right to Know. Thewill require public disclosure of donors who give over $5,000 to independent campaign expenditures of over $50,000 in statewide campaigns . In an otherwise highly polarized state, Arizonans found common ground through their disdain for dark money and desire for political transparency.
Voters in Oakland, California also opted to require donor disclosure on political ads. The city’s successful Measure W will also restrict former elected officials’ lobbying capacity, cap campaign contributions, and allocate democracy vouchers to local voters, who can then publicly finance candidates at their discretion.
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