Biden’s prospective attorney general, Merrick Garland, reaffirmed that the AG should be the lawyer for the people of the United States, not for any one individual.
November 4, 2016Green groups hope to someday amend the Colorado constitution so communities can ban fracking. An industry-sponsored amendment on the state's Nov. 8 ballot could block that.
September 30, 2016The watchdog group Public Citizen finds total corporate spending on just eight local measures has topped $139 million.
July 18, 20162016 is shaping up to be a big year for ballot measures.
January 6, 2016The California Supreme Court has cleared the way for voters to demand a constitutional amendment to get big money out of politics.
November 2, 2015In Seattle, Ohio and Maine, voters are searching for the antidote to post-Citizens United politics.
July 13, 2015Reformers in Illinois, Michigan, Ohio and South Dakota are considering ballot initiatives to follow in the footsteps of successes in Arizona, California and Florida.
February 23, 2015Fighting the corruption of money in politics one state -- and even one city -- at a time may be the most effective path to reform.
November 7, 2012See some of the ways our nation changed thanks to new state ballot initiatives.
