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There's an internal struggle playing out right now in many states where abortion rights will likely be on the November ballot.

Abortion-rights advocates are energized after last week’s decisive win in Ohio, and they are looking to build on that momentum by putting abortion protections on the ballot in more states next year. Activists are eyeing ballot measures for red and purple states, including Florida, Missouri, Arizona and Nevada. The efforts have been in motion for…

Roused by voters’ recent endorsement of abortion rights, Republican legislators in Ohio as well as Florida, Missouri, Idaho, Oklahoma, and North Dakota are ramping up efforts to make it tougher for citizens to change laws or amend state constitutions.

Roused by voters’ recent endorsement of abortion rights — even in conservative states — Republican legislators are ramping up efforts to make it tougher for citizens to change laws or

Voters in South Dakota sent a resounding message to the state’s conservative power structure: We’re in charge here, not you.

The state roundly rejected a proposal, meant to block Medicaid expansion, that would have reduced voters’ ability to direct policy. It was just the latest clash between voters and state legislatures.