"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 ...

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 ...

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.

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

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.

Bucknell has named Lauren Baillie as the inaugural director of the Bucknell Initiative for Dialogue & Democracy (BIDD), a new ...

Lauren Baillie has been appointed the inaugural director of the Bucknell Initiative for Dialogue & Democracy (BIDD), a new ...

The world today is increasingly volatile, as fires rage across hotspots involving the United States, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, ...

The contrast with Trump’s approach to the 250th has been stark. Trump memorably anchored his celebration of America’s 250th ...