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Vote Yes on this bill if you want the state to set one uniform policy for water quality, supply, pollution control, and wetlands, reduce local rule differences, and allow the state to withhold funds from localities that pass conflicting ordinances.
Organizations that support this bill may include statewide business and development associations, home builders and real estate groups, agricultural and industrial trade groups, and utilities seeking uniform, state-run water and wetlands rules.
Vote No on this bill if you want cities and counties to keep authority to adopt stricter local rules on water, pollution, and wetlands, avoid state funding penalties, and preserve community-driven environmental protections.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include environmental and conservation groups, water quality advocates, local government leagues, and community organizations that favor stronger local control over wetlands and pollution.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want cities and counties to more easily approve small grocery stores that sell healthy food in food deserts and to allow local reporting to track access and outcomes.
Organizations that support this bill may include public health and nutrition advocates, anti-hunger nonprofits, community development groups, urban planners, and local governments seeking tools to reduce food deserts.
Vote No on this bill if you want to keep current zoning limits unchanged and avoid new reporting requirements or special land-use allowances for certain grocers.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include neighborhood and homeowners groups worried about traffic or land-use changes, convenience store or small business associations concerned about reporting burdens, and limited-government or anti-regulation groups.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want the U.S. to boost trade and investment in the Western Balkans, build infrastructure and clean energy, expand youth and Peace Corps exchanges, strengthen cybersecurity, fight corruption and disinformation, keep targeted sanctions, and support EU/NATO paths and Kosovo-Serbia normalization.
Organizations that support this bill may include business and export associations, anti-corruption and human rights NGOs, cybersecurity and clean-energy firms, diaspora groups, and transatlantic policy institutes that back EU/NATO integration.
Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid new programs abroad, reduce U.S. engagement in the Western Balkans, limit sanctions codification and reporting mandates, and leave trade, energy, and security integration in the region primarily to Europe.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include fiscal conservatives and anti-foreign-aid groups, non-interventionist organizations, some civil liberties advocates wary of sanctions, and stakeholders who prefer limited U.S. involvement in Balkan and EU affairs.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want oral nicotine products taxed at $2 per ounce (minimum $2 per container), likely raising prices, reducing youth use, and generating state revenue, with distributors responsible for paying and following existing tax rules.
Organizations that support this bill may include public health organizations, anti-tobacco and youth prevention advocates, medical associations, and municipal health departments seeking deterrence and revenue.
Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid a new excise tax on oral nicotine products, keep prices lower for adult users, and prevent added compliance costs for distributors and retailers.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include nicotine and tobacco manufacturers, convenience store and vape retailer associations, wholesalers and distributors, and anti-tax or consumer affordability groups.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want registered medical patients age 21+ to legally grow up to six cannabis plants at home for personal use, buy seeds and clones from licensed centers, and be required to secure plants.
Organizations that support this bill may include patient advocacy groups, medical cannabis dispensaries and industry associations, civil liberties groups, and chronic illness nonprofits seeking lower-cost access.
Vote No on this bill if you want to keep home cultivation illegal for patients, maintain purchases only from licensed providers, and avoid potential risks of diversion or neighborhood impacts.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include law enforcement associations, some public health and addiction prevention groups, neighborhood or homeowners associations, and child-safety advocates concerned about home grows.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want stronger pool safety at home sales, clear seller disclosure, safer barriers and alarms, and a cure period with education to help prevent child drownings.
Organizations that support this bill may include child safety and drowning prevention nonprofits, public health groups and pediatric associations, fire and rescue organizations, and local governments focused on injury prevention.
Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid new mandates on sellers, retrofit costs for older pools, added paperwork and liability in real estate deals, and criminal penalties for noncompliance.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include real estate and home builders associations, pool industry groups, landlord and property rights organizations, and homeowner groups concerned about costs and mandates.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want counties to spend tourist development tax revenues without a fixed 40 percent advertising minimum, allowing more funds to be directed to infrastructure, beaches, facilities, lifeguards, and other authorized tourism‑relate
Organizations that support this bill may include county governments and commissions seeking greater budget flexibility, beach and infrastructure advocacy groups, and taxpayer or good‑government organizations skeptical of mandated advertising set‑asides.
Vote No on this bill if you want to keep a guaranteed share of tourist development taxes dedicated to promoting and advertising tourism, preserving stable marketing budgets for local tourism agencies.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include destination marketing organizations and convention and visitors bureaus, hotel and lodging associations, tourism attractions groups, and chambers of commerce that favor dedicated tourism advertising funds.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want immigration and police officers clearly identified during public actions, limits on face coverings with narrow exceptions, complaint oversight and annual reporting, advance notice to sheriffs for masked undercover work, a
Organizations that support this bill may include civil liberties and immigrant-rights groups, police accountability advocates, and open-government and press freedom organizations that favor officer transparency.
Vote No on this bill if you want to preserve broader discretion for officers to cover their faces or conceal identities during operations, avoid new reporting and notice mandates, and prevent added penalties and oversight.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include police unions, sheriffs associations, and security-focused groups concerned about officer safety, undercover work, and operational flexibility.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want related companies to file one combined return, close loopholes that let firms move profits across states, increase transparency, limit some deductions, and send any extra revenue to the General Revenue Fund.
Organizations that support this bill may include tax fairness advocates, teachers’ and social service groups seeking more state revenue, labor unions, and small‑business associations that compete with large multistate firms.
Vote No on this bill if you want to keep current filing rules, avoid new reporting and compliance for corporate groups, preserve existing deductions and tax planning options, and prevent possible increases in corporate tax bills.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include state and local chambers of commerce, large multistate corporations and industry groups, and tax and accounting organizations concerned about higher taxes and new filing costs.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want to improve support services for veterans and their families, including education and healthcare benefits.
Organizations that support this bill may include nonprofits involved in veterans or military-related activities, and institutions of higher education that work with veterans.
Vote No on this bill if you want to prevent increased military presence and spending in the state.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include groups advocating for non-military spending priorities and those opposed to expansion of military installations.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want to enhance and support the operational capabilities and educational programs of the state's National Guard.
Organizations that support this bill may include those focused on military preparedness and the betterment of the state National Guard.
Vote No on this bill if you want to prevent the expansion of state military authority and preserve civilian oversight over military operations.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include advocacy groups concerned with the expansion of military powers and potential misuse of military resources.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want to create a safer and more focused learning environment by restricting mobile device use during school hours.
Organizations that support this bill may include educational institutions, parent-teacher associations, and mental health advocacy groups.
Vote No on this bill if you want to support students' right to use mobile devices freely during school hours for communication and educational purposes.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include student rights organizations, technology companies, and digital freedom advocates.