A committee in the Iowa Senate has voted to eliminate a requirement that local voters approve gambling every eight years to keep a casino open. Under the bill, once a county had approved gambling twice, the automatic referendums on gambling would end and counties would have to wait eight to 15 years for a vote. Senator Dennis Black, a Democrat from Grinnell, is pushing the bill, as he says the vote can hamper the development of a casino. http://www.radioiowa.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=0E5680A2-A057-809B-5F4BF5E7ACA155C8
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) --
In a victory for citizens groups like Wisconsin Right to Life, the Supreme
Court ruled on Monday that the harsh restrictions placed on political ads just
before elections are unconstitutional. The organization says the ban on the
ads is an unconstitutional limit on free speech.
The central question in the case is whether organizations like Wisconsin Right to Life can air legitimate grassroots lobbying ads within the blackout periods created by the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law.