The legislative session that begins Monday should not be held, and lawmakers should reject all of Ron DeSantis’ demands. But ...

Direct democracy – or legislating through the ballot – has been baked into the Golden State’s political system for well over a century, allowing voters to legislate and amend the ...

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In a recent discussion on the social network X (previously known as Twitter), Musk hypothesised about how Martian colonies ought to be ruled, implying that direct democracy is the optimal answer ...

Our California ballot-measure reporter heads to Switzerland on the 150th anniversary of its first federal referendum to see what a state mad about direct democracy can take away from the country ...