Telegram & Gazette: 10 state ballot questions that cleared signature hurdle

November 24, 2025 - Supporters of a potential 2026 voter referendum that could generate $100 million annually for conservation and restoration efforts around water and nature collected more than 100,000 signatures…

The measure would steer sales tax revenue from sporting goods like golf clubs, RVs and camping gear into a new Nature for All Fund. The petition's goal is to conserve or restore land to protect drinking water, streams, rivers, lakes, coasts, farms and forests. Funding could also support land and natural resources with "indigenous cultural significance."