Published 1 year ago

Missouri GOP focused on raising bar to change Constitution

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GOP lawmakers have been trying for years to crack down on initiative petitions. One House proposal would require signatures from 15% of voters in each of the state's eight congressional districts. Issue is an opportunity for the party to band together despite division over social policies. Top House GOP priorities also include policies on transgender athletes and education on race.

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Associated Press News

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

1 year ago·United States

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Fox 2 Now St Louis

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…

1 year ago·St. Louis, United States

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KSDK

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.

1 year ago·St. Louis, United States

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KRCG

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

1 year ago·Jefferson City, United States

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St. Louis Public Radio

Missouri legislators look to legalize sports betting and change ballot petitions in 2023

State lawmakers see this session as a greater opportunity to pass some of their priorities.

1 year ago·St. Louis, United States

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communityq.com

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

Before the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Los Angeles Rams Nov. 27, GeoComply defeated 82,000 attempts by Missourians to access sports gambling sites. Missouri hasn’t legalized sports wagering, and a gambler must be in a state that has, like Kansas or Illinois, to make a legal bet. The blocked bets before the Chiefs’ game are among 5.7 million blocked attempts by Missourians to log on to gambling sites between Sept. 1 and Dec. 16, according to…

1 year ago·Philadelphia, United States

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