Progressives work to give voters direct influence over laws through the initiative and referendum processes.
Verrocchios reputation as one of the great relief sculptors of the 15th century was clearly established with his cenotaph or memorial in the cathedral at pistoia
Not only were the royal coffers depleted, but two decades of poor harvests, drought, cattle disease and skyrocketing bread prices had kindled unrest among peasants and the urban poor.