Note: This is a joint op-ed with Elizabeth New ( Washington Policy Center ) and Jackson Maynard ( Citizen Action Defense Fund )....

The debate about open primaries may soon occur in the halls of Congress. A group of bipartisan lawmakers last month introduced the “ Let...

Governor Gordon recently announced that he re-appointed Darlena Potter as the Cowboy state’s official Public Records Ombudsman. According...

Seventeen states and the District of Columbia have joined in an agreement to award their Electoral College votes in a U.S. election to...

As we previously reported, coupling the issues (open primaries and RCV) together in the same measure raises serious constitutional concerns.

Most states are getting ready to proudly celebrate 250 years of our Republic. One state isn’t so sure though. Compare and contrast the...

Idaho's Secretary of State Phil McGrane has sent legislators a detailed memo on the implementation of such a drastic change in Idaho electio

The Mountain States Policy Manual is a 200-page guide filled with facts, figures, research and more than 80 recommendations – it is an...

John Adams said that “liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.” On this 248th celebration of America’s...

Supporters of an Idaho ballot measure that would open primaries and adopt ranked choice voting likely delivered enough signatures to the sta

After forty years in the agency-policymaking wilderness, the U.S. Supreme Court signaled its clear intention to restore the balance of...

The court's ruling in Grants Pass v. Johnson is welcome news for cities and towns up and down the west coast, as the ball now returns to the

Collective bargaining in government is controversial, but it should never be a secret. Collective bargaining talks are the negotiations...

We’ve previously highlighted Washington’s Democratic Secretary of State’s concerns about Ranked Choice Voting (RCV). Showing the...

All three branches are now trying to make laws – an effort that is dramatically changing the size, scope, and confidence in government. Thi

An engaged citizenry should be the pursuit not the torment of democracy. Adopting policies favoring government transparency at all levels...

Policies matter and they have real consequence. Perhaps the starkest example of this is the ability of a citizen to vote with their feet.

Although Washington already has a Top Two open primary process, there have been proposals in recent years to try to impose Ranked Choice...

The case has the potential to reshape any municipality's ability to adopt laws that would prevent homeless camping, especially in areas wher

Sometimes the story of a legislative session can be told in two simple stats: the number of bills introduced, and the number of bills comple