Although Washington has long been a hot bed of direct democracy in the form of ballot measures that bypass or cancel legislative action, that trend may be on the decline. This November, there will be ...

When the Legislature gavels into session at noon Monday, lawmakers will have 60 days to address the most pressing issues facing the state. Chief among them will be balancing the budget, which has an ...

Although Washington has long been a hotbed of direct democracy in the form of ballot measures that bypass or cancel legislative action, that trend may be on the decline. This November, there will be ...

The moon is visible behind the U.S. Capitol prior to the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on Dec. 2, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Civic technology ...

Supporters of two citizen initiatives, one focused on parental rights and another on barring transgender athletes from girls’ sports, moved closer Friday to getting those measures before the ...

A judge threw out Utah’s congressional maps and ordered the Legislature to draw new districts that comply with the 2018 voter-backed Better Boundaries initiative, which sought to ban partisan ...