SALT LAKE CITY — Utah senators approved a bill that would require sponsors of citizen ballot initiatives to complete a fiscal impact statement on how they would pay for any changes enacted through the ...

The Arkansas Senate on Monday approved a bill that would require the State Department of Finance and Administration to produce a fiscal impact statement for a citizen-initiated ballot measure if the ...

Idaho is one of 17 states that requires a fiscal impact statement for a proposed ballot measure. While this is an important transparency tool to help provide voters with details on the potential ...

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Arkansas voters are likely to see fiscal impact statements from the state Department of Finance and Administration for some proposed statewide measures on their ballots in the future. That's because ...

The Florida Supreme Court has turned down a challenge to the latest financial statement for a November ballot measure that would grant a right to abortion access in the state. In a 6-1 opinion, the ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday said a financial impact statement that critics argued was an effort to mislead voters could be placed on the ballot next to an amendment to ...

Washington’s November ballot will be one of the longest in years, thanks to the races for president, U.S. Senate and House, various statewide and local elections, plus three initiatives state ...

When the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) program by NASA landed the Opportunity rover on Mars on January 24, 2004, the planned mission length was only 90 sols (about 92 Earth days). Incredibly, the ...

As it seeks public funding to stay afloat, Birmingham-Southern College has touted its value to the state by issuing an economic impact statement. Birmingham-Southern this week released a study by M.