Missouri GOP focused on raising bar to change Constitution

Missouri GOP focused on raising bar to change Constitution

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.

Missouri GOP focused on raising bar to change Constitution

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — 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. GOP lawmakers have been trying for years to crack down on initiative petitions, which have been used to enact policies that the Republican-led Legislature either avoided de…

Missouri lawmakers reconvene focused on sports betting, teacher pay, initiative petitions - Springfield Daily Citizen

by Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent The effort to legalize sports betting in the state begins anew at noon, when lawmakers begin their annual session. For a vocal slice of Missouri’s […] The post Missouri lawmakers reconvene focused on sports betting, teacher pay, initiative petitions appeared first on Springfield Daily Citizen.

Missouri lawmakers reconvene focused on sports betting, teacher pay, initiative petitions

Before the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Los Angeles Rams on Nov. 27, GeoComply defeated 82,000 attempts by Missourians to access sports gambling sites. Missouri hasn’t legalized sports wagering, and

Missouri GOP focused on raising bar to change Constitution, sports betting

Although Republicans are still hammering out the details, GOP lawmakers are mostly unified in their desire to tamp down on voter-driven constitutional changes.

Missouri GOP focused on raising bar to change Constitution

Top Republican lawmakers say making it harder to amend Missouri's Constitution is a top priority in this year's legislative session. Lawmakers return to the Capitol on Wednesday for their annual