Missouri GOP focused on raising bar to change Constitution
1 year, 11 months ago

Missouri GOP focused on raising bar to change Constitution

Associated Press  

— Top priorities in the legislative session that begins Wednesday will be making it harder to amend Missouri’s Constitution, sports betting, and education issues ranging from attending out-of-district schools to how children are educated about racism. Rep. Jon Patterson, the incoming House majority floor leader, said Republicans have not yet agreed on the best way to tighten the ballot initiative process. Senate leaders last year pushed off debate over transgender athletes and critical race theory — a way of thinking about America’s history through the lens of racism, but one that is not a fixture in U.S. schools — to focus on tax cuts and less disputed issues. Patterson said top House GOP priorities also include policies on transgender athletes and education on race, as well as allowing school districts to enroll out-of-district students.

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Missouri GOP leaders say LGBTQ+ issues will take a back seat to child care, education policy in 2024
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Missouri GOP leaders say LGBTQ+ issues will take a back seat to child care, education policy in 2024

Associated Press  

— Missouri’s five-month annual legislative session began Wednesday with top Republicans prioritizing education and child-care policies over additional laws directed at LBGTQ+ people. And House Majority Floor Leader Jonathan Patterson said proposals dealing with drag shows, LGBTQ+ discussions in schools and library books will take a back seat to top priorities that include expanding access to child care as well …

Missouri governor pushes ban on kids’ gender-affirming care
1 year, 7 months ago

Missouri governor pushes ban on kids’ gender-affirming care

Associated Press  

— Missouri’s Republican governor on Thursday said he’s ready to force lawmakers to keep working if they do not send him bills putting limits on transgender kids’ health care and participation in sports by the session’s upcoming end. Parson’s last-minute push comes amid widespread support for those bills in both the GOP-led House and Senate but disagreement over the best …

Missouri House OKs raising bar for constitutional amendments
1 year, 10 months ago

Missouri House OKs raising bar for constitutional amendments

Associated Press  

— A Republican-backed proposal to make it harder to amend Missouri’s constitution got initial approval from the state House on Wednesday, moving a top GOP priority closer to becoming law. “And right now it has become an ever-expanding document.” House lawmakers voted down a Democratic amendment that would have applied the same 60% threshold to pass the amendment itself. Republican …

Missouri House passes new congressional redistricting plan
2 years, 7 months ago

Missouri House passes new congressional redistricting plan

Associated Press  

— With time running short, the Missouri House on Monday passed a newly proposed map for the state’s eight congressional districts that — if the Senate agrees — could be used in elections later this year. Though Republicans hold large majorities in the state Capitol, Missouri is one of the last states still struggling to enact a congressional redistricting plan …

Missouri House seeks to raise bar to amend Constitution
2 years, 10 months ago

Missouri House seeks to raise bar to amend Constitution

Associated Press  

— Missouri’s GOP-led House on Wednesday again sought to raise the bar to amend the state’s Constitution, this time by requiring a majority of registered voters to pass amendments proposed by voters. That would mean it would take roughly 2.15 million votes to pass a constitutional amendment under Republican Rep. Bishop Davidson’s plan, regardless of the number of votes cast …

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