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Friday, 30 July 2010 Katie’s association with the firm in 2007 began when she distinguished herself in Brad Chism’s Campaigns and Elections class. The next spring More... |
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Thursday, 29 July 2010 We are pleased to join the election team of Suzan DelBene in the race to retake WA 08. We are also gratified that Congressman Jay Inslee (WA 01) has More... |
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Wednesday, 28 July 2010 Recent Millsaps College graduate and long time Zata|3 intern Beth Fossen has come aboard full time. An artist with a business degree, Beth brings More... |
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Thursday, 22 July 2010 Zata|3 would like to suggest some recommended reading based on our infatuation with the "Magic Pig Box": More... |
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Background
Enterprising gaming developers had targeted Volusia County FL for a horse racetrack through a backdoor legislative maneuver. These special interest had found a loophole in the law dealing with quarter horses that would allow them to bypass local voters altogether in establishing a race track. Our clients opposed the measure and dubbed it the “Quarterhorse Scam” as they geared up to kill the development. At the outset, there wasn’t much news coverage on the issue, so a lot of people, including the City Council, didn’t know about the scam.
The Need
Our goal was to incite the electorate about this scam and work up the chain of elected officials until we killed the measure once and for all. We chose not to debate the merits of horseracing, or gaming in general. Instead, we chose a more universal villain: special interest groups trying to take power out of the hands of voters.
The Solution
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