1.   But after voters approved initiatives raising the tobacco taxes in Arizona, California and Massachusetts, legislators began to follow their lead.

2.   California is rather conservative when it comes to crime issues, with voters consistently approving initiatives that toughen laws against offenders.

3.   California voters overwhelmingly approved an initiative that requires treatment instead of jail time for most first-time and second-time drug offenders.

4.   Davis is continuing a defense of the initiative that started under former Gov. Pete Wilson, arguing that he must respect the will of voters who approved the initiative.

5.   If the ballot initiative is approved, wildlife would winter in the Colorado Rockies this year without fear of traps for the first time in recorded history.

6.   Last year, the GOP-controlled Senate fell one vote short of the two-thirds majority needed to amend the constitution after the House approved the initiative.

7.   Last year, voters in Missouri, Montana and Oregon overwhelmingly approved initiatives that drastically lowered the maximum contribution in races for state offices.

8.   Lenhart said it was significant that conservative Arizona joined the more liberal Northeastern states in approving the initiative.

9.   Last month, California voters approved an initiative to end bilingual education in that state.

10.   On Tuesday, voters in Maine approved an initiative allowing medical use, joining six Western states.