North Dakota's initiative would raise the sales tax for one year, to 6 percent from 5 percent, raising an estimated $42 million.

The initiatives have raised significant revenues, but the state filed suit to stop the specific class of gaming.

The initiative would also have raised money for the state to use to buy up old forests.

But the government's initiatives have not raised much of a protest.

So this initiative, no matter how big the fanfare, won't actually raise enough money to fund new developments.

But consumer advocates said such initiatives raised concerns about protecting the public interest.

The initiative would raise the price by about 20 percent, to $3.05 a pack from $2.55.

This initiative has raised high expectations regarding the future of water and peace in the Middle East.

Sample's fundraising initiatives have raised over $430 million for sponsored research.

Walker's initiative not only raises government workers' costs for health insurance and pensions.