What initiatives will be on the November 2000 ballot?
A. Voters will decide ballot measures on a wide array of public policy issues. Here are some: In Colorado, an organization formed after the Columbine school shootings, called SAFE Colorado (Sane Alternatives to the Firearms Epidemic), is circulating petitions to prevent gun-show firearms sales without criminal background checks. In Nevada, voters are being asked to allow marijuana use for medical purposes and ban same-sex marriages. In California, a millionaire businessperson who believes competition would improve education is the proponent of a school voucher initiative to give parents $4,000 per child for the school of their choice. In a number of states, the sudden influx of money from the settlement with the tobacco industry has sparked debates over how to spend the funds. In each state, the legislature either failed to pass a spending measure or the measure they passed is being challenged by initiative. Under the 1998 settlement agreement with Big Tobacco, 46 states will receive $
