The controversial Mississippi amendment that would have defined life as starting at conception was struck down by voters Tuesday. If it had passed, it would have re-opened the national abortion debate, and the court appeals to the measure would have set it up to challenge Roe V. Wade. More than 55 percent of voters said no to the initiative, with many critics citing it as too restrictive and its wording too broad and unclear.
In Ohio, voters repealed a law limiting union rights. The measure was put to public vote on state Senate bill 5, the latest in an ongoing confrontation between unions, business leaders and lawmakers over the way state governments negotiate with employees. If passed, the bill would have limited the bargaining rights of public workers to salaries, workplace conditions and hours. It would also have prohibited strikes. Voters rejected the measure with 62 percent voting to repeal the law.
