Proposal 1 in the 2026 midterm election will ask voters if Michigan should hold a constitutional convention, or con-con.

When Michigan voters receive their ballots in November, the first question they’ll see is whether Michigan should hold a state Constitution Convention. It may look like a straightforward chance to ...

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 ...

Over 230 years ago, the U.S. Constitution became the "law of the land." But the path to get there wasn't easy — and the first draft looked very different from the final version. For one thing, the ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Over the past few decades, conservative activists have patiently set ...

Forty years ago, Rhode Island became the last state to hold a constitutional convention, and one state senator notes some lawmakers have fought every 10 years to prevent another one As a young, Black, ...

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SACRAMENTO — On NBC’s “Today” show last June, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a proposal that seemed politically impossible from the start: Convincing two-thirds of state legislatures in America to ...

The Ohio GOP appears to be lining up behind the idea of a constitutional convention, with resolutions introduced in both the Ohio House and Senate. No more birthright citizenship, anyone? But a new ...

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 ...

When asked if he thought there was any chance for a constitutional convention in Louisiana anytime soon, Lane Grigsby started ...

Few events in the history of the United States were of greater consequence than the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Although most histories have focused on the issues and compromises that dominated ...