Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rhode Island Constitutional Convention President Kevin A. McKenna presides over a session of the 1968 convention in the House of ...

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 ...

Because an Article V convention is unprecedented, there is no way to assure that any limitations won’t be tissue paper ...

Earlier this year, the Montana legislature almost took the whole country another step toward a constitutional crisis. A resolution that passed through a Senate committee before stalling on the floor ...

Sept. 17 marked Constitution Day, grounded in a federal law commemorating the signing of the U.S. Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787. As explained by the courts of Maryland, "By law, all educational ...

Constitution Day is September 17. In his Constitution Day Conversation with Fulcrum Contributor Rick LaRue, leading constitutional scholar and advisor Richard Albert places the document in a ...

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 ...

Ben Sheehan explains what happened at the first Convention and if the U.S could have another. You probably learned about the original Constitutional Convention (the one from 1787) in history class.

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 ...

Most people across political lines support term limits for lawmakers in Congress. But the method being proposed by a number of state legislatures, including Indiana, is controversial. The Indiana ...

Seventh graders at Weber Middle School brought history to life by reenacting the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Students auditioned for roles like George Washington and Alexander Hamilton, ...