DENVER (AP) — Democrats who control Colorado's Statehouse are asking voters in November to dismantle part of a state tax regime that for decades has served as a model for fiscal conservatives...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's top elections official defended the language of a constitutional amendment ballot question Wednesday and urged a state court to deny a pending request to stop...

ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said Tuesday that she plans to push lawmakers to pass a constitutional amendment that would restore voting rights for felons next year and that she...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans continued their push Tuesday to weaken Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' powers, holding a hearing on a constitutional amendment prohibiting him from using his...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A lawsuit filed Thursday seeks to keep a proposed constitutional amendment question off the fall ballot, arguing it improperly combines a set of changes that should be voted...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge urged voter advocates and Florida officials Tuesday to resolve their dispute over the rights of felons to regain the vote, as he decides whether to...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge is considering whether Florida lawmakers exceeded their authority by requiring former felons to pay fines and settle other legal debts as a condition of...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — An update to a constitutional amendment enacted during the Cold War is before Washington voters this year.

If a simple majority of voters approve Resolution 8200 on...

PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) — A casino in Pine Bluff held a surprise "soft opening," four days before its planned grand opening.

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports the Oklahoma-based Quapaw...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana voters will decide the fate of four constitutional changes on the Oct. 12 ballot, and a nonpartisan organization has details about the proposals.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — An advocacy group that wants to overhaul of how Virginia draws its legislative and congressional maps is holding a series of town halls to promote a compromise plan...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell plans a statewide tour to support a Louisiana constitutional amendment aimed at helping the city address a shortage of affordable...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Assembly on Thursday narrowly approved putting a measure on the ballot next year that would let tens of thousands of parolees vote in future...

DENVER (AP) — Colorado wants a federal court to reconsider a ruling that revived a legal challenge to the state's tax-and-spending limits.

Attorney General Phil Weiser asked the 10th U.S....

BOSTON (AP) — Questions on a range of topics from auto repair to ranked-choice voting to the public funding of abortion passed a key hurdle Wednesday on their way to the Massachusetts...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Opponents of a proposed constitutional amendment that would deregulate the power industry told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that it should be kept off the Nov. 2020...

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Republican Party is against a proposal to replace the state's elected school board with one appointed by the governor.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — After two walkouts this year by minority Republican senators in the Oregon Legislature, Democrats said Friday they will ask voters to change quorum rules, allowing the...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A proposal to make it easier for local California governments to raise taxes or issue bonds for infrastructure projects has failed in the state Assembly.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A legislative panel has begun its work to study potential uses of earnings from North Dakota's Legacy Fund, the voter-approved oil tax savings account.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Leaders of two Alaska groups fighting for a full Permanent Fund Dividend are arguing that Gov. Mike Dunleavy should not veto the Legislature's dividend payment, a report...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Backers of a pending criminal justice initiative say California taxpayers are on the hook for nearly $60,000 in legal fees after a judge rejected former Gov. Jerry...

BOSTON (AP) — A proposed ballot question calling for a ranked-choice voting method in future state and federal elections and primaries in Massachusetts is among more than a dozen proposed...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's attorney general asked the state Supreme Court to disqualify a proposed ballot measure seeking to ban assault weapons, saying the measure goes too far in...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — In a case that spotlights Alabama's state policy recognizing "the rights of unborn children," a judge is deciding whether to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the...

DENVER (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday revived a lawsuit challenging Colorado's strict limits on taxes and spending.

The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said a lower court erred...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina judges are keeping alive a lawsuit that challenges the state's new photo voter identification law as discriminating against racial minorities, but the court...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's top election official on Thursday released proposed application wording and eligibility guidelines for people wanting to serve on a new commission that will draw...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper wants to formally urge a North Carolina appeals court to uphold a ruling that struck down two state constitutional amendments approved by voters...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A group plans to begin gathering signatures soon to try and put a proposal to legalize recreational marijuana on the ballot in Arkansas next year.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida appellate court ruled that the state's approach to regulating marijuana is unconstitutional, possibly allowing more providers to jump into a market positioned to...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans want to rewrite the state constitution to prohibit the governor from using his veto pen to increase spending without legislative approval, marking...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on a Republican proposal to amend the Wisconsin Constitution to limit the governor's partial veto powers (all times local):

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Voters whose disabilities prevent them from signing petitions for citizen initiatives could have alternative ways to express their support under a proposed constitutional...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The first authorized marijuana farmers in Missouri will have to commit a crime to begin growing, and regulators are expected to turn a blind eye.

While ruling that it had no authority to resolve partisan gerrymandering claims, the U.S. Supreme Court noted Thursday that states could act on their own to try to limit the role of politics in...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters could be asked next year to legalize sports betting in the nation's most populous state.

Two Democratic state lawmakers announced Thursday that...

While ruling that it had no authority to resolve partisan gerrymandering claims, the U.S. Supreme Court noted Thursday that states could act on their own to try to limit the role of politics in...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A proposed constitutional amendment is moving ahead to direct Pennsylvania lawmakers to develop a means of removing elected municipal officials for just cause, including...

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — An organization that sponsors an all-male Kansas student mock government apologized after this year's teenage governor proposed eliminating the constitutional amendment that...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania voters will decide whether to enumerate victims' rights in the state constitution, a proposal likely to appear on the November ballot.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Litigation challenging whether two constitutional amendments should be voided despite voter approval won't take the express lane to North Carolina's highest...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A proposed amendment on crime victims' rights was voided by the Kentucky Supreme Court on Thursday because the question posed to voters was too vague.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday he wants to look into the idea of holding a separate election for proposed constitutional amendments as a way to declutter the...

BOSTON (AP) — The Legislature advanced a constitutional amendment Wednesday calling for an additional tax on the state's highest earners, while skirting any discussion of replacing Massachusetts'...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday urged voters to approve a proposal to abolish the elected state school board and replace it with an appointed commission.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says her office will take steps to promote college-age voting to resolve a lawsuit in which young Democrats challenged two laws...

CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on the Illinois state budget (all times local):

4:15 p.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a nearly $40 billion state budget along with a measure that could lead...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Applications for medical marijuana identification cards will soon be available in Missouri.

The state health department will post application forms...