ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) — On January 2, 1788, the state of Georgia became the fourth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. The ...

Backers of the proposed Louisiana constitutional convention are considering a new timeline for the event, one that doesn’t coincide with the state lawmakers’ ongoing legislative session. That’s ...

The once-a-decade question – whether the time is right to reopen the state Constitution – is moving toward an appearance on the November ballot. The House of Representatives Thursday introduced ...

In theory, Question 1 on Rhode Island's November ballot − asking whether the state should hold a constitutional convention − is nonpartisan. There's no reason a convention would necessarily favor ...

Constitutional Convention delegates meet inside the State House in 1986 — the last such convention approved by Rhode Island voters. Labor leaders want the General Assembly to remove the requirement ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — The Louisiana House Tuesday kicked off discussion of Gov. Jeff Landry’s call for a convention this spring to pare down the state’s Constitution. HB 800, sponsored by Rep. Beau ...

Among the many yellowing paperbacks on my shelves is a copy of The Anti-Federalist Papers and the Constitutional Convention ...

THIS IS KCRA THREE NEWS AT 430. A DEMOCRATIC STATE LAWMAKER NOW HAS SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF A U.S. CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION AND WANTS THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE TO WITHDRAW ALL OF ...

As legislation winds through the process to rewrite Louisiana’s constitution, a convention could convene as soon as May 30. The proposal passed 75-27 in the House on May 7 and has been referred to the ...

Susquenita High School hosted its first Constitutional Convention on Dec. 12, bringing together student delegates for a full day of simulated lawmaking and debate.

When things are going badly, it is entirely natural cast about for an easier way to do things. That is basic human nature, and that is the source of some of the greatest innovations in history. Indeed ...