‘Kicked a Hornet’s Nest’: Missouri GOP Repeal of Voter-Approved Laws Inspires Backlash

Missouri GOP repeal of voter-approved laws inspires backlash: 'They've kicked the hornet's nest'

After Republican lawmakers rolled back sick leave benefits and targeted abortion rights, a bipartisan coalition called Respect Missouri Voters started pushing an initiative petition seeking to undermine the legislature’s ability to overturn voter-approved measures.

Fury erupts as red state GOP repeals voter-approved laws: 'Kicked a hornet’s nest'

Republican lawmakers’ decision to overturn a voter-approved expansion of paid sick leave means benefits Missouri workers accrued in recent months will disappear on Aug. 28.They also placed a question on the 2026 ballot rolling back abortion rights that voters enshrined in the state constitution in N...

'Kicked a hornet’s nest': Backlash follows red state Republicans' repeal of voter-approved laws

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‘Kicked a hornet’s nest’: Missouri GOP repeal of voter-approved laws inspires backlash • Missouri Independent

Respect Missouri Voters, a bipartisan constellation of organizations, this month submitted 38 versions of a new initiative petition seeking to undermine the legislature’s ability to overturn voter-approved measures (Getty Images).Republican lawmakers’ decision to overturn a voter-approved expansion of paid sick leave means benefits Missouri workers accrued in recent months will disappear on Aug. 28.  They also placed a question on the 2026 ballo…

‘Kicked a hornet’s nest’: Missouri GOP repeal of voter-approved laws inspires backlash

It’s not the first time the GOP-dominated legislature overturned voter-approved laws in recent years. But this time, the backlash could have lasting consequences.