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California unions want to limit paid petitioners who mislead voters in ballot measures
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCalifornia’s powerful labor unions, environmentalists and good governance groups often characterize...
Direct democracy can force governments to better represent the people -- but it doesn't always work...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade has led to a push for citizens initiatives to...
Legislative inaction and dissatisfaction with one-party control lead to more issues going directly...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 months agoVoters frustrated by statehouse politics are bypassing elected representatives and enacting laws...
Editorial: Corporations keep trying to throw out progressive California laws. Do we need reforms?
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFlavored vaping products containing nicotine are displayed in a store in 2019. (Robyn Beck / AFP /...
Unions and environmentalists push for California referendum reform
LA Times via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoPeople sign petitions in Pasadena during a 2021 recall effort against Gov. Gavin Newsom. A proposal...
Biden evokes McCain’s memory as he warns of Trump’s threat to democracy
Politico via Yahoo News· 8 months agoTEMPE, Ariz. — President Joe Biden on Thursday declared that America must overcome new tests to its...
How a South Dakota priest inspired 125 years of direct democracy — and the fight to preserve it
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThanks to a rabble-rousing, socialist priest, it’s a milestone year for direct democracy in the U.S....
Editorial: It's not OK for special interests to use the California ballot to attack each other
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe California Apartment Assn. is pushing a measure that would block AIDS Healthcare Foundation from...
Portland, hard drugs and other experiments in direct democracy
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA version of this story appears in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up...
Real independence comes in disunity. Let’s break California up on this Fourth | Opinion
Fresno Bee via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe further I drove into Oroville, the more disappointment I felt. I had my passport with me, but no...