Sunday, December 16, 2012

In 2013, 46 States will have one-party control of their legislatures

Beginning in January, 46 states will have one-party control of their legislatures, the highest number since World War II, and in many of those states the majorities are now big enough to sweep aside any objections from the other party. 
In 38 of those states, the ruling party will also control the governors' mansion, creating opportunities for activists to press ambitious and highly controversial measures through the state government. 
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Of the 25 legislatures with veto-proof majorities, 16 are Republican and nine are Democratic. Perhaps the most closely watched is in California, whose patchwork of initiative-written constitutional amendments requires a two-thirds vote of the Legislature to raise taxes, override a veto, overcome procedural hurdles or pass certain types of bills.
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