by Anthony Morabith | Feb 20, 2024 | News, Politics / Govt
The gridlock is over. The Missouri Senate gave initial approval today to a bill that would make it tougher for voters to change the state Constitution. Missouri Senate Democrats held up floor voting on a proposal for over 20 hours Monday night into Tuesday. It would...
by Marshall Griffin | Jan 29, 2024 | News
The Missouri Democratic Party has officially endorsed efforts to legalize abortion through amending the State Constitution. The party made that announcement following a meeting held Saturday. Eleven ballot initiatives have been approved for circulation so far that...
by Missourinet Contributor | Dec 26, 2023 | News, Politics / Govt
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson believes the legislature missed a couple of opportunities during the previous session — primarily, reforming the initiative petition process. Missouri House and Senate Republicans have talked about increasing the voter threshold to...
by Anthony Morabith | Dec 12, 2023 | News, Politics / Govt
State Sen. Bill Eigel, R-Weldon Spring, hopes to bring back a proposal in 2024 that would make it tougher to pass initiative petitions. Eigel, a Republican running for governor, says in addition to the simple 50% plus one simple majority, he is proposing a second...
by Marshall Griffin | Jun 28, 2023 | Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt
A criminology professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis is touting a proposed ballot initiative that would allow counties across Missouri to enact their own firearms restrictions. Richard Rosenfeld is part of a group hoping to get the issue on next year’s...