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{“ID”: 7, “post_content”: “{\”ID\”: 7, \”post_content\”: \”{\\\”ID\\\”: 7, \\\”post_content\\\”: \\\”{\\\\\\\”ID\\\\\\\”: 7, \\\\\\\”post_content\\\\\\\”: \\\\\\\” How ballot measures work: from petition signature to the final count \\\\\\\\n Most of what we call politics happens inside legislative buildings, far from the kitchen tables where the consequences actually land. Referendums are the exception. They put the question directly in…

{“ID”: 5, “post_content”: “{\”ID\”: 5, \”post_content\”: \”{\\\”ID\\\”: 5, \\\”post_content\\\”: \\\”{\\\\\\\”ID\\\\\\\”: 5, \\\\\\\”post_content\\\\\\\”: \\\\\\\” What a city council actually does, and why the agenda matters more than the speeches \\\\\\\\n Last month I spent a Tuesday evening in a damp meeting room watching fourteen people argue about a bus stop. It took almost two hours. Three…