{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Leonard Christian","provider_url":"https:\/\/src.wastateleg.org\/leonard-christian","author_name":"Erik Smith","author_url":"https:\/\/src.wastateleg.org\/leonard-christian\/author\/eriksmith\/","title":"\u2018Initiative Killer\u2019 bill attacks a cherished right of the people - Leonard Christian","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"6ukxbbktdB\"><a href=\"https:\/\/src.wastateleg.org\/leonard-christian\/initiative-killer-bill-attacks-cherished-right-people\/\">\u2018Initiative Killer\u2019 bill attacks a cherished right of the people<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/src.wastateleg.org\/leonard-christian\/initiative-killer-bill-attacks-cherished-right-people\/embed\/#?secret=6ukxbbktdB\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;\u2018Initiative Killer\u2019 bill attacks a cherished right of the people&#8221; &#8212; Leonard Christian\" data-secret=\"6ukxbbktdB\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/src.wastateleg.org\/leonard-christian\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/src.wastateleg.org\/leonard-christian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/01\/260120-Hobbs-and-Reed-and-Heywood-Screenshot-2026-01-20-164723-1.jpg","thumbnail_width":962,"thumbnail_height":535,"description":"Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Leonard Christian&#8217;s subscribers Jan. 23, 2026. To subscribe to Sen. Christian&#8217;s e-newsletters, click here. At a Senate hearing Tuesday, current and former state elections officials testified in opposition to this year\u2019s proposal to hobble initiative campaigns. From left, former Secretary of State Sam Reed, current Secretary of [&hellip;]"}