The South Dakota House defeated a proposed constitutional amendment that would have required two-thirds of voters to pass any ballot measure imposing a new tax or increasing an existing one. Full story
The Missouri House has given first-round approval to a measure that supporters say will help protect farmers. Full story
A House bill that would have Arizona join a compact with other states to push a federal constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget failed in a key committee Monday after questions were raised about whether future legislatures would be illegally bound to its direction. Full story
A Democratic Minnesota congressman is introducing a constitutional amendment designed to overturn the Supreme Court's decision in the Citizens United case that lifted many restrictions on corporate spending in political elections. Full story
The Up panelists examine major changes in campaign spending since the Citizens United ruling and ask whether public shaming or legislative action are enough to limit the outsize influence of wealthy people in politics.
MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts talks about Thursday’s marriage equality vote in North Carolina with Gaston County Commissioner Tracy Philbeck and Democratic Party Chairman Robert Kellogg.
Steve Tanis, left, and his partner Rich Garraputa, both from Greensboro, N.C., walk toward the Noth Carolina Legislative Building after a rally against a state constitutional amendment that would say marriage between a man and a woman is the only domestic legal union in North Carolina, on Halifax Ma
