‘Fraud on the voters’? + What SNAP freeze means for Kansas and Missouri

Senate President Pro Tem Cindy O'Laughlin, a Shelbina Republican, listens to comments in the Senate chambers in regarding the ...

Missouri direct democracy ballot measure is a ‘fraud on the voters,’ lawsuit says

The lawsuit takes aim at an upcoming measure that, if approved, would make it virtually impossible for most citizen-led ...
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Why America Isn’t a Democracy - And What That Actually Means

Democracy” gets thrown around a lot in American politics. Usually, when someone wins, they say democracy worked. When someone ...
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Arkansas direct democracy ballot initiatives may join forces to overcome new legal hurdles

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 ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Direct-democracy proposals vie for spot on state ballot

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 -- ...

California Republican Rep. Kevin Kiley calls Proposition 50 a ‘direct attack on democracy’

Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA) thinks Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) ambitious plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts ahead ...
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Missouri governor’s direct democracy limits would kill most ballot measures, experts say

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.
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Ballot language approved for League of Women Voters’ proposed direct democracy amendment

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 ...
BizWest

Citizen revolt: Discontent fuels mounting ballot battles

Next month’s election in Northern Colorado and the Boulder Valley will be brimming with citizen-initiated ballot issues that ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Pair of direct democracy campaigns to join lawsuit challenging petition regulation

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 ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Expect another direct democracy ballot access attempt in a week or so, supporters say

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 ...
Townhall

Direct Democracy Can Save Younger Generations From Penury

The average private debt for citizens today is close to $100,000 significantly above that of older generations. A major source of that private debt for younger generations is student debt. Younger ...