Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. A Republican-driven effort to make it harder to amend the Ohio constitution failed in ...

Direct democracy through state ballot initiatives, initiated by both citizens and legislatures, holds potential for policy change relating to a large array of important social issues, including ...

Senate President Pro Tem Cindy O'Laughlin, a Shelbina Republican, listens to comments in the Senate chambers on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Jefferson City, Missouri. Lawmakers voted to overhaul the ...

Two ballot campaigns with similar measures could be vying for signatures, funding and attention this summer and fall. The League of Women Voters of Arkansas and Protect AR Rights have similar goals -- ...

Less than two weeks ago, radical progressives in the California Legislature launched the most brazen sneak attack on California’s iconic Proposition 13 in its 45-year history. Assemblyman Christopher ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — The League of Women Voters of Arkansas and the group Save AR Democracy are suing Arkansas to block several new laws that plaintiffs say dismantle the state's ballot initiative ...