Tag: initiative petition
Missouri House passes deceptive version of bill to end majority rule...
“Ballot candy” removed from original Senate version added to House measure
By SHERI GASSAWAY
Assistant Editor
The Republican-controlled Missouri House of Representatives has approved a bill making...
YOUR LETTERS: Optimistic for a productive 2024
Shadowed by weekslong gridlock at the beginning, the Senate body is finally debating bills, and I am optimistic for a productive 2024.
Anticipating a constitutional...
YOUR LETTERS: To take away your voice
Republican extremists are so determined to take away “one person, one vote” in Missouri that they deadlocked the State Senate all last week.
The rest...
YOUR LETTERS: Don’t let Missouri politicians take away citizen initiative rights
Missouri legislators returned to Jefferson City last month and filed more than two dozen bills to gut Missouri’s long-standing citizen initiative process, thwart direct...
Missouri Republicans trying to stifle voters’ voices by killing initiative petition...
Campaign to fight expected November vote must start now
By BEN SENTURIA
We all learn in school that the right to petition our government is fundamental...
Phony ‘right-to-work’ (for less) ballot wording rejected by judge
New anti-worker group wants to circulate petitions to get RTW into Missouri’s constitution, defying will of voters
By ED FINKELSTEIN
Publisher
An effort to put the...
Medicaid expansion vote on ballot in November
As pandemic continues voters deliver mandate for more healthcare
Jefferson City – At a time when access to healthcare is needed more than ever, a...
Parson says he will respect voters on Medicaid expansion in contrast...
Jefferson City – Gov. Mike Parson said on Nov. 26 that his administration will implement Medicaid eligibility expansion in Missouri if voters approve a...
Broad coalition launches Clean Missouri petition effort to put Missouri families...
Signature gathering canvasses have begun across
the state
A diverse coalition of citizens and organizations are ramping up signature gathering efforts for the CLEAN Missouri...
Republicans now attempting to stifle your voice
By ED FINKELSTEIN
Publisher
In an almost secretive effort to stifle the voice of Missourians, the Republican-controlled legislature is considering a bill to make it almost...