"It would change (Missouri) in fairly dramatic ways," according to one political science professor.

What is the difference between representative government and the government in ancient Athens? In a representative government ...

Direct democracy raised the minimum wage, legalized marijuana and overturned an abortion ban. An August ballot measure could weaken it.

A federal judge, one U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks, has ruled that a set of state laws targeting direct democracy in Arkansas is unconstitutional. And there went up a loud cheer in Arkansas.

The group behind a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at strengthening direct democracy in Arkansas said Friday it turned in enough signatures for its measure to make the ballot.

Friday, Protect AR Rights, a citizen group seeking to put an amendment to the Arkansas Constitution on this November's ballot ...

Backers of a proposed Arkansas constitutional amendment that would make citizen-proposed laws and constitutional amendments a ...

Brooks sided with the state on a handful of claims -- but it was overall a good outcome for the future of direct democracy in Arkansas.

Permanent injunctions are now in place against several petition-circulation requirements, while ballot measure supporters race to submit more than 90,000 valid signatures by Friday.

The Supreme Court has upheld a provision that locks state lawmakers out of amending the term limit law created by a ballot ...

This year, eight initiative petitions are likely headed to voters on the November ballot. The Legislature, which had a chance ...

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