Income Tax Cuts

PUTTING RITZ ON HOLD? Citizens in Paradise Valley, Arizona, have forced a referendum on the city's approval of a new Ritz-Carlton resort there.

NORTH DAKOTA TAX CUT HAS SIGS: According to its sponsor, turn-in begins in two weeks on an initiative that would cut income tax rates in North Dakota.

UTAH HIGH COURT BARS REFERENDUM: Citizens in Draper, Utah, had wanted to force a referendum on a proposed light-rail route through their community. But the Utah Supreme Court has ruled that the approval did not change the law and thus is not subject to referendum.

ARIZONA HEAT: The attacks have begun against an Arizona initiative that would prohibit the state from adopting single payer health care.

NOT ENOUGH SIGS FOR ANTI-TRIAL LAWYER MEASURES: Two initiatives targeting trial lawyers failed to get the signatures to make the ballot in Oregon.