A federal judge delayed ruling Tuesday in a case challenging new state laws that plaintiffs argue violate the First Amendment and hinder their ability to collect signatures for citizen-initiated ...

In the wake of a volatile session, one major question looms. Will the measures survive the courtroom and the ballot box?

Two ballot titles that would strengthen direct democracy in Arkansas have been approved to begin collecting enough signatures ...

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 -- ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — There are two ballot initiatives to strengthen direct democracy in Arkansas, both facing a more difficult road to the ballot this year because of new state laws that aim to crack ...

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe enters the House chamber ahead of his State of the State speech. Reality Check is a Star series holding those with power to account and shining a light on their decisions.

The Gen-Z movement and the Swiss model of direct democracy converge on the same truth: Democracy is strongest when people’s ...

The Arkansas attorney general's office signed off on ballot language Wednesday for a proposed constitutional amendment to reform direct democracy in the state, allowing the group behind the effort to ...

Republicans' proposed changes to the initiative petition process would rob Missourians of their right to direct democracy, this writer argues.

Two direct democracy campaigns are set to join the League of Women Voters of Arkansas' lawsuit challenging whether a slate of recently passed laws regulating petitioning hold up to constitutional ...

Protect AR Rights’ second attempt to get a ballot title approved for its direct democracy amendment could come next week, attorneys said in a news conference Tuesday. The group consists of a variety ...

San Diego homeowners get to contest proposed additions to property tax bills. The increases would pay for additions for trash collection that didn’t exist when voters narrowly approved Measure B in ...