Chattanooga Times Free Press

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› Michigan voters approved legalizati­on of marijuana for recreation­al use, making it the first Midwestern state to do so. North Dakota rejected a similar measure, while Missouri voters backed legalizati­on of medical marijuana.

› A minimum wage increase was approved in two states. An Arkansas measure will raise the wage from $8.50 an hour to $11 by 2021; Missouri’s hourly minimum will gradually rise from $7.85 to $12.

› Louisiana voters overwhelmi­ngly approved making a unanimous jury a requiremen­t for conviction­s, scrapping a law dating from the era of racial segregatio­n that allowed for split juries.

› Arizona voters rejected a massive expansion of the state’s private school voucher program criticized as a move to drain money from public schools and give it to rich parents to fund their kids’ private school tuition.

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