Sentence examples for through propositions from inspiring English sources

And the voters, through Propositions 36 and 47, modified our criminal laws to reduce the scope of the Three Strikes law and change certain felonies into misdemeanors.

He authored an amendment to the 2013 farm bill that would have given states the ability to require labeling so that they don't have to fight for it, state by state, through propositions on the ballot.

I'm no fan of budgeting through Propositions (hear me, Rob Reiner?), but the parks are in desperate shape and they're a public need without a private constituency, so their budget keeps getting cut.

The first was getting rid of bilingual education in 1998 through Proposition 227.

The idea instantly riled Republicans in a state known for the tax rebellion that pushed through Proposition 13 and its limits on property tax increases.

Opponents of giving gay couples the protections, dignity and respect that come with marriage are working furiously to try to overturn the court ruling through Proposition 8.

But he tidied up the accumulated historic deficit by pushing through Proposition 57, allowing $15 billion-worth of longer-term bonds to be issued to cover the debt.

The other victory, also achieved in the teeth of opposition from the "educrats", was getting rid of affirmative action for minorities at the state's universities through Proposition 209 in 1996.

Corwin devotes a couple of chapters to arguing the case for affirmative action in college admissions; California's dismantling of it through Proposition 209 has affected these very students, who, by the evidence of the classroom discussions, are as smart and capable as any high school kids anywhere.

This lemma is also available for the extended HS scheme through Proposition 6.2.

When he was a much younger California governor in the 1970s, the state's voters capped their property taxes through Proposition 13.