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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...
Elon Musk’s Twitter polls are a perversion of direct democracy. Here are the real governance models...
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoAll of Elon Musk’s men have been celebrating a particular tweet this fall. It reads simply, “Vox...
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....
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...
The failed Ohio amendment reflects Republican efforts nationally to restrict direct democracy
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAfter Ohio voters repealed a law pushed by Republicans that would have limited unions' collective...
Editorial: Corporations keep trying to throw out progressive California laws. Do we need reforms?
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFlavored vaping products containing nicotine are displayed in a store in 2019. (Robyn Beck / AFP /...
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...
3 propositions would make it easier for Arizona's rich and powerful to control you
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 2 years agoArizonans want free and fair elections. More than 400,000 voters made that abundantly clear by...
Yes to abortion rights and arts education: How I'm voting on California ballot propositions
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThree measures — about sports betting and taxing the rich — are prime examples of special interests...