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Now that 2017 is in the books, Americans across the country are working to keep their New Year’s resolutions so that 2018 might be better than years past.

Since February 2017, the federal deficit has grown by more than $500 billion, to over $20 trillion. The average debt owed per person is now estimated to be greater than $62,000.

Representatives of state legislatures from across the nation will converge in Phoenix, Arizona on Sept. 12 to participate in a traditional American institution called a “convention of states.” 

In ancient mythology, the phoenix was a symbol of rebirth. As its former life came to an end in a show of flames and spontaneous combustion, a newer, even better life was born from the ashes of its predecessor.

The federal government is incapable of fixing itself. Another mechanism is needed.

Most state legislatures have filed applications with Congress demanding a national convention for proposing constitutional amendments. Americans are asking just what kind of convention the Constitution requires.

Reasserting states rights.

Convinced that Congress is unlikely to cure federal dysfunction, most state legislatures have triggered the Constitution’s most important reform mechanism: They have applied for what the Constitution calls “a convention for proposing amendments.”

As a scheduled adjournment approaches, the inner workings of a State Legislature changes dramatically.   The budget is always at center stage, and legislators carrying bills are frantically competing with…

In this Heartland Daily Podcast, Heartland’s government relations coordinator Lindsey Stroud talks with Dr. Barry Poulson on his constitutional reform efforts through Article V of the United States Constitution. Article…

Control of the White House is shifting from the hands of President Barack Obama to celebrity television personality Donald Trump, potentially bringing huge reforms to the way the federal government does business.

Public opinion polls show that 70% of the public believes the electoral college should be eliminated and replaced by a national popular vote. No change should be made without first understanding why the electoral college was created.

Here are some last-minute tips on drafting proposed constitutional amendments.