Missouri could curtail direct democracy in August. How would that reshape the state?

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

Opinion - What has happened to the House amendment process?

Whenever there’s a procedural debate in the House, the discussion inevitably turns to why the amendment process has become so closed — especially to any opportunities for the minority party to offer ...
Santa Cruz Sentinel on MSN

Santa Cruz City Council pauses charter amendment process

SANTA CRUZ — The Santa Cruz City Council put a pause to city charter amendments during its meeting Tuesday. The council also adopted a resolution to hold a mayoral runoff election in November. In ...
Opinion

Congress won’t fix itself. The Constitution says it doesn’t have to

The founders built two ways to amend the Constitution. Congress can propose amendments — that’s how all 27 got here so far. Or two-thirds of state legislatures can apply for a convention, bypassing ...
The New York Times

States Are Tightening Rules for Getting Citizen-Led Proposals on the Ballot

Florida and Arkansas both recently added restrictions to the citizen amendment process, after ballot measures to expand abortion rights were successful in other states. By Emily Cochrane Reporting ...
PBS

Republicans Back Changes to Amendment Process

RPOF chair discusses upcoming budget talks and changes to constitutional amendment process. Chair of the Republican Party of Florida Evan Power joins NewsNight’s Steve Mort to discuss the upcoming ...
The Hill

Thune commits to amendment process for Laken Riley bill

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) committed to having an “amendment process” for the Laken Riley Act as the chamber continues to work through passing the bill in the coming days. Thune’s ...