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Voters will also weigh in on several important propositions, including Amarillo's Prop A to become a Sanctuary City for the Unborn, Dallas' proposal to decriminalize cannabis, and school bond measures in districts such as Austin, Frisco, and Allen.
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Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Nov. 2024
Gone was the candidate who wanted to abolish private health insurance, decriminalize border crossings, ban fracking, phase out the internal-combustion engine, and close private prisons.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 19 Oct. 2024
The study session on sidewalk vending in Los Gatos was the result of Senate Bill 946, legislation that passed the state senate in 2018 that decriminalized sidewalk vending and put limits on the restrictions that cities and towns in California could implement for sidewalk vendors.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2024
Before the vote, Dallas had been one of the largest U.S. cities that had not decriminalized cannabis possession.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Nov. 2024
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Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Nov. 2024
Gone was the candidate who wanted to abolish private health insurance, decriminalize border crossings, ban fracking, phase out the internal-combustion engine, and close private prisons.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 19 Oct. 2024
The study session on sidewalk vending in Los Gatos was the result of Senate Bill 946, legislation that passed the state senate in 2018 that decriminalized sidewalk vending and put limits on the restrictions that cities and towns in California could implement for sidewalk vendors.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2024
Before the vote, Dallas had been one of the largest U.S. cities that had not decriminalized cannabis possession.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Nov. 2024
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