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More than $10 million — much of it from outside the state — has been raised to push proposals for abortion rights, sports wagering and to raise the minimum wage in Missouri.
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Ballot initiatives are one way for voters to assert their power over the political whims of Missouri's state legislature or courts. They are often viewed as more stable and harder to undo.
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The proposed change would expand the scope of citizen-initiated amendments to allow for changes to a requirement that candidates for state offices must file statements of economic interest.
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Factional warfare marks passage of Republican priority as Freedom Caucus members denounce leadership for stripping out provisions labeled ‘ballot candy.’
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While Republicans shelved two bills that would further loosen Missouri's gun laws, Leader Crystal Quade, D-Springfield, said she will introduce a proposed constitutional amendment allowing cities to write local gun laws that are stricter than state laws.
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The proposed ballot item would have allowed for abortion up to 12 weeks of pregnancy.
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Backers of the ballot item legalizing abortion up to fetal viability held a number of signature gathering events on Tuesday.
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The Missouri Senate is considering proposed changes that would raise the bar for voters to pass a constitutional amendment — making it mathematically possible for just 20% of voters to determine the outcome of statewide ballot measures, including the upcoming one on abortion rights.
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Yamelsie Rodriguez, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood for St. Louis and Southwest Missouri, has announced she will be stepping down from her position at the end of the month. Rodriguez did not give a reason for her departure.
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The campaign has the support of the major abortion advocacy groups in Missouri, but it’s also drawn criticism from activists over its fetal viability standard.