Due to a mistake made when drafting the measure, opponents of I-1029 want the state Supreme Court to keep it off the ballot in November.The language of the petitions wrongly says that the measure's an initiative to the state legislature, instead of going straight to…
Still catching up here, but the state Legislative Ethics Board last week ruled that Sen. Mike Carrell technically violated state law when he handed campaign fliers -- upon request, apparently -- to a couple of people at a town hall meeting he held in the…
Mixed news on the economy:The seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate rose slightly in June, from 5.3 percent to 5.5 percent, according to the state Department of Employment Security. The number of jobs is holding steady, the agency says, but more people -- particularly recent graduates -- are…
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