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Formed in September and led by longtime Republican operatives, the group has become Amendment 3’s largest donor without having to disclose where its money comes from. #moleg #mogov

Backed by advocates who see sheriffs as a check on government overreach, the proposal would limit who can seek to remove them from office. #moleg #mogov

Republicans are defending narrowly won suburban seats as Democrats look for signs of an opening in rural Missouri. #moleg #mogov

Amendment 6 would make citizen initiatives extraordinarily difficult for Missouri lawmakers to change and would restrict their ability to rewrite the initiative process itself. #moleg #mogov

Amendment 7 would ask the state to invest money for generations in hopes of one day eliminating state taxes. #moleg #mogov

The former attorney general is railing against Jefferson City insiders. The problem is, they helped build his career. #moleg #mogov

On this episode of Missouri on the Record, Jason Hancock talks with Richard von Glahn, executive director of People Not Politicians, about Proposition A and the fight over Missouri’s 2025 congressional map. #moleg #mogov

Republican Scott Fitzpatrick emphasizes the office’s watchdog role, while Democrat Quentin Wilson wants auditors to take a more proactive approach. #moleg #mogov

Democrats hope to flip a Springfield Senate seat for the first time in more than 80 years as two state representatives vie to replace Republican Lincoln Hough. #moleg #mogov

In one of the state’s few competitive Missouri Senate races, the candidates draw contrasts over public schools, taxes and abortion. #moleg #mogov

Senate Democrats demand apology after Eric Schmitt’s false accusations against Jack Smith #moleg #mogov

Jamie Reed, the former social worker at a St. Louis transgender clinic, made the case for Amendment 3 last month before a room full of Republicans in St. Louis County.

“If we talk to people about the trans part of this amendment,” she said, “we can get it to pass.” #moleg #mogov

A lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court seeks $550 million to address what it alleges are decades of underfunding at Missouri’s historically Black land-grant university. #moleg #mogov

As members tried to define what makes a child safe or unsafe, two longstanding problems kept intruding on the discussion: a workforce struggling with high turnover and caseloads, and gaps in services designed to keep families safely together. #moleg #mogov

On this week's episode of Missouri on the Record, Jason Hancock talks with Missouri Independent Deputy Editor Rudi Keller about how the redistricting fight spiraled into contempt proceedings, dueling state and federal court rulings and confusion for local election officials. #moleg #mogov

Missouri will not use optional federal exemptions designed to help low-income people keep Medicaid coverage when they are hospitalized, travel for medical care or live in areas affected by disasters or high unemployment. #moleg #mogov

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Thirteen donors flagged in federal letters appear nearly 5,700 times in the Missouri senator’s reports, highlighting questions about recurring online contributions. #moleg #mogov