The Missouri Association of Realtors donated $2 million Monday to defeat Amendment 4, pouring new money into a fight over citizen-led ballot initiatives just days after spending nearly the same amount to oppose a separate tax overhaul on Missouri’s Aug. 4 ballot. #moleg #mogov
The Missouri Association of Realtors donated $2 million to defeat Amendment 4, pouring new money into a fight over citizen-led ballot initiatives.
Judges increasingly find official summaries fail to tell voters what ballot measures would actually do. Republicans say courts are overstepping. #moleg #mogov
Missouri is about to exhaust the surplus lawmakers relied on to balance the state budget, and elected officials are going to have to make deep cuts to align spending with revenue, State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick said in a report released Wednesday. #moleg #mogov
Missouri is postponing its plan to prohibit the use of federal food aid to purchase candy, prepared desserts and sugary drinks until Feb. 15, 2027, after grocers warned they needed clearer guidance to enforce the new restrictions at the checkout. #moleg #mogov
An estimated 650,000 visitors will flood the Kansas City area over the course of the monthlong FIFA World Cup, which chose Kansas and Missouri as the home for four teams and at least six matches. #moleg #mogov
August will test the governor’s tax plan, Senate influence and Republican leverage. #moleg #mogov
More than 333,000 Missourians lost Medicaid coverage from January 2025 through February 2026, with nearly 92% dropped because of paperwork issues — not because the state determined they no longer qualified. #moleg #mogov
The Missouri Department of Social Services is delaying its plan to bar the use of SNAP to buy sugary foods and drinks until February 2027.
Missouri courts have repeatedly rejected ballot language as unfair or misleading, turning direct democracy into a growing political battleground.
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Missouri is about to exhaust its surplus lawmakers and elected officials are going to have to make deep cuts, according to a new report.
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Lawmakers ordered the state to devise a new way to divide more than $1.1 billion among public colleges without increasing the overall total. #moleg #mogov
An estimated 650,000 visitors will flood the Kansas City area over the course of the monthlong FIFA World Cup, which chose Kansas and Missouri as the home for four teams and at least six matches.
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Advocates warn new federal rules could strain a state Medicaid system already dropping eligible people due to missed or unprocessed forms.
The Missouri Supreme Court refused Monday to hear a last-minute appeal filed by proponents of a measure to repeal the state income tax seeking to revise the summary voters will see on the Aug. 4 ballot. #moleg #mogov
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Local Cannabis said it was adapting to evolving requirements, but regulators say products were not properly tested in the form consumers buy them. #moleg #mogov
