Every student learns about the three branches of government in civics class. There's the legislative branch, the judicial branch and the executive branch. But in Tennessee, there's an unusual fourth ...

We are taught that our government is composed of three branches: executive,legislative and judicial. Purposefully designed, this division of power should provide adequate checks and balances so that ...

The recent special session in Carson City included consideration of several high-profile bills, including a vast expansion of the state film tax subsidies (failed) and Gov. Joe Lombardo’s “tough on ...

Re “It’s time for a fourth branch of government” (Ideas, May 4): My response to Josh Lerner and Marjan Ehsassi’s assertion is a heartfelt amen. I believe E.O. Wilson, if only he were still with us, ...

A 'fourth branch' of government... Modern constitutions increasingly feature them—a constellation of institutions tasked with protecting constitutional democracy. Among the most prominent of these are ...

Josh Lerner is a coexecutive director of People Powered, a global hub for participatory democracy. Marjan Ehsassi is the executive director of the Federation for Innovation in Democracy - North ...

Government by Publicity -- The President and the Press -- The Publicity Powers of Congress -- The Evolution of the Washington Correspondent -- Washington Reporting Tries to Come of Age -- Intelligence ...