A Maricopa County Superior Court judge has removeddeveloper-supported Proposition 100 from the upcoming ballot afterruling that it violates the state ban on combining differentsubjects into a single proposal to amend the Arizona Constitution.Proposition 100 would have changed the way state trust land ismanaged, effectively making it easier for developers to dodeals.

"It's really a Christmas tree, a little ornament on there foreveryone," says Andy Gordon, an attorney for opponents of theproposition.

Governor Jane Hull--with the backing of the business,construction and real estate communities--had pushed Proposition100 through the Legislature. Leaders hoped that Proposition 100would take some of the steam out of the Citizens Growth ManagementInitiative, Proposition 202.

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