Petaluma Historic Advocates, a citizen group opposed to the project, wants residents to have the final say. The group has ...

Critics say the changes will derail a process used to create a free pre-K program, boost the minimum wage and restore felons’ ...

Florida voters have long been able to use the citizens’ initiative process to bypass the Republican-dominated Legislature and ...

PORTLAND (WGME) – Hundreds of people demonstrated in Portland Thursday night to demand accountability from elected officials. This is in direct response to President Donald Trump's policies on illegal ...

Citizen petition drives are facing new regulations critics say are a “kill shot” to direct democracy that would make it nearly impossible for hot-button issues from abortion to marijuana legalization ...

The group’s latest report warns that “after a century of gradual expansion of press rights in the United States, the country is experiencing its first significant and prolonged decline in press ...

The Catholic Church is known for its rigid hierarchy. But the process for choosing a pope is surprisingly egalitarian.

BREVARD - Some 200 people gathered outside the Transylvania County Courthouse April 19, organizers estimated, who came to protest recent actions by President Trump's administration that they say ...

In April 2025, reports emerged indicating that Chinese diplomats had requested senior officials in Malawi and The Gambia to pressure their lawmakers to withdraw ...