Question 1 on the ballot in November asked voters whether Rhode Island should hold a constitutional convention. A State House commission that's been listening to the public and collecting research ...

Rhode Island constitutional conventions past have taken on many shapes and sizes, from the 1973 convening that lasted a month to the 1964 affair that lasted four years. If voters in November say yes ...

Joseph F. Rodgers speaks on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, before the bipartisan commission preparing a voter informational guide for the ballot question asking voters if Rhode Island should hold a ...

This year, Rhode Island voters are being asked to decide if the state should hold a constitutional convention. A constitutional convention − should a majority of voters endorse Question 1 in November ...

The question voters will decide next week is posed by law every 10 years in the state. If approved, each of the state's 75 House of Representative districts would elect a delegate to the convention.

We are of different parties and often disagree on the merits of policy. But we are totally aligned when it comes to our devotion and respect for the U.S. Constitution. We are also equally alarmed and ...

When asked what a state constitutional convention might cost if called by voters in 2017, I said at a State Bar Association panel event that I had applied the Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI inflator ...

Roger Wagner, a farmer and longtime community advocate from Nashua who was elected as a delegate to the 1972 Montana Constitutional Convention, has died. He died on Jan. 31 from congestive heart ...

AN ARTICLE FIVE CONVENTION. THERE IS NOBODY CLOSER TO THE PEOPLE THAN YOU. 400 OF YOU. AS A FORMER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, RICK SANTORUM KNOWS, NEW HAMPSHIRE LIKES TO BE OUT IN FRONT IN NATIONAL ...

“The public bemoans the horrible campaign financing system, yet they expect the winners of that system to change the rules.” —Blair Horner, NYPIRG The last time New York held a Constitutional ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Fifty-three years ago, Montana underwent a remarkable transformation that left a lasting impact ...

The date Jan. 11 is recognized as Emancipation Day in Missouri. On this date in 1865, delegates to the Missouri Constitutional Convention approved an ordinance abolishing slavery in the state. The ...