For years, voters have used the amendment process to enact popular and major changes in Florida law from environmental regulations to public education, often over the objections of the state’s Republi...

Californians approved a much-watched amendment that allows the use of a new congressional map.

In this interview, Grantmakers In Health’s Maya Schane spoke with Elizabeth DiLauro and Giridhar Mallya of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation about the importance of race-conscious policymaking and pr...

The Commonwealth Fund 2025 Scorecard ranks states’ health care systems based on how well they provide high-quality, accessible, and equitable health care.

On May 14th, 2025, the Missouri legislature not just ignored but overturned the will of the people. In November 2024, Missourians passed amendments via ballot measure to protect abortion access and to...

Richard Besser of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation discusses the stances it's taking — including to hold the line on racial equity.

Find out why Rachel Sweet is on the TIME100 Health 2025 list.

Two Arkansas ballot question committees on Wednesday filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit challenging new direct democracy-related laws.

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Florida and Arkansas both recently added restrictions to the citizen amendment process, after ballot measures to expand abortion rights were successful in other states.

We must preserve the progress those before us achieved and stand firm in our belief that health should not be a privilege for some, but a right for all.

Addressing health inequities to ensure that all pregnant people—regardless of skin color, income, or ZIP code—have the opportunity for healthy pregnancies, healthy babies, and the ability to thrive.

RWJF is committed to promoting and protecting inclusive policymaking and ballot measure access, two democratic tools that are critical to achieving a world where health is not a privilege for some but...

Citizens in half the states have the power to place initiatives or referendums on the ballot. That process is under threat, but in an era of partisan gerrymandering and unresponsive legislatures we mu...

Race-conscious policies and the ballot measure process help give us all a fair and just opportunity for health.

Race-conscious policies and the ballot measure process help give us all a fair and just opportunity for health.

The ballot measure process gives marginalized communities a direct way to shape policies that affect their health and wellbeing.

To create the future we all want to see, RWJF has no choice but to remain steadfast, alongside grantees and partners, in its pursuit of a future where health is no longer a privilege, but a right.