In his first week in office, President Donald Trump, his administration, and the Republican party have made it clear they are intent on disrupting the status quo in the country. From renaming the Gulf ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Iowa state constitution is on display in Secretary of State Paul Pate's office in 2016. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread.

Florida and Arkansas both recently added restrictions to the citizen amendment process, after ballot measures to expand abortion rights were successful in other states. By Emily Cochrane Reporting ...

There are discussions among government leaders to invoke the 25 th Amendment, which would remove President Donald Trump from office and allow Mike Pence to finish Trump’s term, according to ABC, CBS ...

On Monday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) filed cloture on the comprehensive immigration reform bill. Grassley said it’s now “unclear if any more amendments” will be voted on. {mosads}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 ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A constitutional amendment to eliminate property taxes in Ohio moved one step closer to appearing on ballots. Attorney General Dave Yost accepted the petition title and summary ...