by Mike Lear | May 23, 2014 | News, Politics / Govt
Governor Jay Nixon (D) has set August 5 as the date for several proposed changes to Missouri’s Constitution, including the three-fourths of one cent sales tax to support transportation that was adopted by the legislature this year. Three other proposed...
by [email protected] | May 15, 2013 | News
Missourians will have a chance to decide if farmers should have a constitutional right to do what they’re doing. The legislature has sent them the so-called “Right to Farm” amendment. The movement to create the amendment was triggered by the...
by Mike Lear | May 7, 2013 | News
House and Senate lawmakers have met to debate what language should go in Missouri’s Constitution to guarantee a right to farm, but some say the issue is not likely to pass this session. The Senate version of the proposal includes language to protect the power of...
by Mike Lear | Feb 28, 2013 | News
A ballot issue meant to protect the rights of Missourians to farm is one step closer to reach voters. A proposed constitutional amendment has been passed out of the House that would put a so-called “right to farm” issue on the November, 2014 ballot....