In 2025, state legislators have introduced 148 bills designed to curb direct democracy. At the same time that Congress and the Supreme Court are abdicating their powers to the president, voters’ ...

What is the difference between representative government and the government in ancient Athens? In a representative government, there is no institutional role for the assembled people. However: ...

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 ...

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 -- ...

Senate Majority Leader Tony Luetkemeyer, a Parkville Republican, stands next to Senate President Pro Tem Cindy O'Laughlin, a Shelbina Republican, as discussion continued in the Senate chambers ...

The Missouri House on Tuesday approved a Republican plan to overhaul the state’s most visible form of direct democracy by making it harder for voters to amend the Missouri Constitution. The initiative ...

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe on Friday called on state lawmakers to make changes to the state’s initiative petition process, a stunning endorsement of a plan to weaken direct democracy in Missouri. Kehoe, ...

A proposed constitutional amendment to overhaul direct democracy in Arkansas has had its ballot language rejected for the second time. Protect AR Rights, the sponsor of a proposed constitutional ...