JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Republican-controlled Missouri Legislature is set to deliver on a long-held GOP promise to make it harder to change the state constitution. In particular, a measure offered ...

With Democrats calling the changes an “assault on the very spirit of Florida’s democracy,” the Republican-controlled Legislature on Friday finalized a plan that will impose additional hurdles on the ...

University of Houston political science professor and host of “Party Politics,” Brandon Rottinghaus explains the amendment process and why they’re important to Texas. Texas has one of the longest ...

Washington state should become the 30th of 34 states that are needed to call a constitutional convention to propose amendments to the federal constitution. The primary purpose would be to bypass ...

The modern Florida Constitution was adopted in 1968. But it’s still being written. Floridians have voted to modify the state’s governing charter in almost every election cycle since then. In this year ...

Legislation that opponents say will make it harder for citizens to place constitution-changing measures on the ballot was quickly signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis — then quickly challenged in court.

The Constitution has guaranteed our freedoms and rights for over 200 years. In this regular series, Dean Leonard Baynes with the University of Houston Law Center looks at the Amendments and how they ...

New York Democrats want to fight fire with fire if another state like Texas tries to bulk up Republicans’ House numbers by redrawing congressional district lines in the middle of a decade. But they ...

Romy Ellenbogen is a Tallahassee correspondent, covering state government with a focus on criminal justice and health. Reach her at [email protected]. The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a ...