Mo. House panel endorses spending limit proposal
A Missouri House committee has passed a proposed constitutional amendment that would place caps on all state spending.
View ArticleState Senate proposes constitutional amendment to grow conservation commission
Missouri senators are proposing a state constitutional amendment that would double the size of the Conservation Commission and make it geographically diverse.The commission oversees the Department of...
View ArticleMo. appeals court upholds judicial ballot measure
A Missouri appeals court panel has upheld the ballot summary for a proposed constitutional amendment that would change the process for selecting appellate judges.In its ruling Monday, a three-judge...
View ArticleSupport dwindles for Amendment 3
A Missouri ballot measure proposing to change how judges are appointed is losing support. Amendment 3’s supporters say they don’t like the summary that will appear on the ballot.Amendment 3 will show...
View ArticleMo. House OKs farming constitutional amendment
The Missouri House has given first-round approval to a measure that supporters say will help protect farmers.The proposed state constitutional amendment would prohibit laws that limit what it calls...
View ArticleTerm limit changes pass Missouri House by a wide margin
The Missouri House has passed a bill that would amend the term limits law passed by state voters in 1992.
View ArticleMo. Senate backs farmers' rights amendment
The Missouri Senate has passed a proposed constitutional amendment that would guarantee farmers' rights.The legislation originally would have barred voters from passing initiatives that would infringe...
View ArticleMo. House panel advances gun rights amendment
A Missouri House committee has advanced a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at protecting gun rights.The amendment approved on Tuesday would define the right to bear arms as "unalienable" and...
View ArticleMo. lawmakers pass farm constitutional amendment
The Missouri House and Senate have passed a proposed constitutional amendment that would guarantee farmers and ranchers the right to farm and ranch using "modern methods."
View ArticleSenate panel weighs electronic privacy protection
A Missouri Senate committee is considering whether to extend constitutional protections against unreasonable search and seizure to electronics.
View ArticleMo. prosecutors back child sex abuse amendment
Missouri prosecutors are organizing a campaign on behalf of a proposed constitutional amendment they say will help convict people who commit repeated sex offenses against children.
View ArticleHouse approves voter ID requirement bill
The Missouri House has passed legislation that would require voters to show photo identification at polling places.
View ArticleProposed amendment would limit budget cuts made by governors
Missouri governors would be barred from making budget cuts to schools under a proposed constitutional amendment passed by the Senate.
View ArticleMo. House endorses parental rights amendment
Missouri's House has endorsed a proposed amendment to the state Constitution that would enshrine a fundamental right for parents to raise their children as they see fit.
View ArticleMissouri House sets aside transportation tax increase
A debate on state funding for bicycle paths caused legislation to impose a one-cent tax increase to be set aside in the Missouri House.
View ArticleMissouri House endorses early voting measures
The Missouri House has endorsed a pair of early voting measures, though some Democrats contend they could create confusion for a proposed initiative petition that seeks to go further in allowing...
View ArticleMissouri lawmakers pass gun rights amendment
Missouri lawmakers have given final approval to a proposed amendment to the state Constitution intended to strengthen the right to bear arms.
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Missouri Voters To Decide On Privacy Protection, Veterans' Lottery Ticket
Of the five proposed constitutional amendments Missourians will get to vote on in August, two of them have generated little attention and virtually no controversy. One would expand the right against...
View ArticleMissouri Constitutional Amendment Pits Farmer Against Farmer
Agriculture is a cornerstone of the Midwest economy. In some states, it may even become a right.That's what unofficially happened in Missouri on Tuesday when voters approved the so-called "right to...
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