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By the end of 2023, a Morning Consult poll of registered voters found that 57% approved of the Affordable Care Act, while 30% disapproved of it. 85% of Democrats, 56% of independents, and 28% of Republicans supported the law.
A constitutional amendment relating to the salaries of state government officials Failed 36,109 (34.38%) 68,912 (65.62%) Proposal 3 A constitutional amendment relating to equal suffrage for African-Americans Passed 54,105 (51.67%) 50,598 (48.33%) Proposal 4 A constitutional amendment relating to railroad rates: Passed 78,602 (60.46%) 51,397 (39 ...
Anyone making more than that had to pay taxes on the amount also taxed by the federal government. But a bill passed in ... law passed in March 2024. ... government. If married, filing jointly. 85% ...
The first law requiring truth in sentencing in the United States was passed by Washington State in 1984. In 1994, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act created the Violent Offender Incarceration and Truth in Sentencing program, which awarded grants to states so long as they passed laws requiring that offenders convicted of Part 1 violent crimes must serve at least 85% of the ...
Passed 145,682 (74.50%) 49,860 (25.50%) Amendment 6 A constitutional amendment to guarantee a right to effective counsel Passed 152,113 (77.80%) 43,412 (22.20%) Amendment 7 A constitutional amendment to ensure that land seized under eminent domain result in fair compensation for the land owners Passed 152,815 (78.15%) 42,721 (21.85%) Amendment 8
Despite passing with 65% of the vote, state officials were slow to implement the updated guidelines, preventing many newly eligible voters from voting for several years. [14] In 2022, Amendment 4 was reintroduced to the public eye after Governor Ron DeSantis announced the prosecution of twenty former felons who had been misled into thinking ...
A veto referendum to repeal a law which increased the salary and retirement benefits for certain government employees [21] Passed [32] 41,736 (80.14%) 10,341 (19.86%) Capital Site Selection A referendum selecting a new location for the state capital, with three listed options: Larson Lake, Mount Yenlo, and Willow: Passed [33] 56,219 (53.26%) [a]
With Republicans in control of the House of Representatives, no significant economic legislation was passed. Only 27 bills were signed into law during 2023, the least since the Great Depression. [47] In 2023, the administration also pursued lower drug prices by allowing Medicare to negotiate the prices it pays and capping the price of insulin. [2]