The United States provides for such a convention if two-thirds of state legislatures pass resolutions supporting it, though ...

The question appears on the ballot every 16 years. Michigan's last constitutional convention happened in 1961.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visited Boise Thursday to push for a proposed amendment to the U.S. constitution that would mandate balancing the federal budget.

A minimum of 34 states would need to approve such a move for a convention to occur. Nevertheless, the current initiative led ...

A two-term maverick House legislator said voters should be asked if they wish to change the Constitution to allow the ...

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 ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made his case in Idaho for a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Should states force Congress to control federal spending? Watch the press conference below.

Over a half-century ago, as secretary and elected delegate to the 1973 Constitutional Convention, I drafted and helped secure the enactment of the present Rhode Island Constitution’s provision Article ...

A New York Times story last week reports fears by Democratic politicians of calls by some leading Republican politicians for a new Constitutional Convention. This is distinct from the customary means ...

Editor: Billionaires and corporations use their money to exert disproportionate influence — often in the form of blatant misrepresentation. Members of Congress are beholden to wealthy donors to fund ...

Two of California’s last three governors have wanted to help organize and promote constitutional conventions, either on the state or federal level. They’ve both been dangerously wrong about this.