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Lawmakers seek to rein in citizen ballot initiatives with new requirements for petitions

Citizen activists could find it harder to get initiatives on next year's ballot in some states

The Independent UK · May 7, 2025

Hawley’s change of heart reflects evolving politics of Medicaid - Roll Call

Conservative Missouri senator vows he will not support any proposal that would lead to cuts in Medicaid benefits.

Roll Call · Apr 15, 2025

Mike Johnson opens the door to Medicaid cuts and the resulting political fallout

Opponents of GOP budget plan hope reality of Medicaid cuts for rural and low-income Americans will drive Republican defections

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2025

‘A Trojan horse’: how the right is using ‘parental rights’ to fight abortion ballot measures

With 10 states set to vote on abortion-related measures, anti-abortion activists are trying to disrupt a streak of wins

The Guardian - US · Oct 28, 2024

Abortion rights win big in 2023 elections, again

Voters in Ohio, Virginia and Kentucky signaled support for abortion rights, even where it wasn't directly on the ballot, more than a year after the Supreme Court rolled them back.

WEKU · Nov 8, 2023

Mark Z. Barabak: Lawmakers in states are handcuffing voters and ignoring election results

Earlier this month, a group of Oregon lawmakers walked off the job, bringing the state Senate to a halt.

Los Angeles Times · May 25, 2023

This group gets left-leaning policies passed in red states. How? Ballot measures

The Fairness Project has won campaigns to raise the minimum wage and expand Medicaid in nine states dominated by Republicans. Next is abortion. But there's growing pushback from state lawmakers.

WEKU · Feb 24, 2023

As abortion measures loom, GOP raises new barriers to ballot initiatives

Roused by voters’ recent endorsement of abortion rights — even in conservative states — Republican legislators are ramping up efforts to make it tougher for citizens to change laws or amend state constitutions through ballot measures.

Tribune News Service · Feb 15, 2023

Washington is capping carbon emissions

The new system follows in California’s footsteps — except when it doesn’t

Salon · Jan 13, 2023

Ballot measures on weed and abortion won in 2022. Now they're fueling a backlash

Right-leaning states moved to make ballot measures tougher to pass after success of voter initiatives on abortion rights, marijuana and Medicaid expansion. That's led to pushback from state lawmakers.

WEKU · Dec 15, 2022