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November 9, 2016

Voters Raise Minimum Wage, Support Death Penalty, Legalize Marijuana
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In ballot measures, 69 percent of voters approved an anti-union measure
to make Alabama a right-to-work state, while a similar measure was
defeated in Virginia. Voters in Colorado, Maine and Arizona all voted to
increase the minimum wage to $12 an hour by 2020, while in Washington
state the minimum wage will increase to $13.50 an hour. In Colorado,
voters have rejected a measure to create a single-payer health insurance
system. Nebraska has voted to restore the death penalty, while in
Oklahoma voters have approved a measure that amends the state
constitution to guarantee the right to impose the death penalty. In
California, a ballot measure to overturn capital punishment is trailing,
while another measure to speed up the pace of executions is winning by a
narrow margin. Voters in California, Massachusetts and Nevada voted to
legalize the recreational use of marijuana, while North Dakota, Arkansas
and Florida approved medical marijuana initiatives.
Topics:2016 Election Death Penalty Labor Healthcare Marijuana

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