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Posts Tagged ‘Missouri Independent’

Democrats Filibuster Bill Making it Harder to Amend Missouri Constitution

By | May 14, 2024 | 0
Senate Minority Leader John Rizzo, D-Independence, speaks Thursday at a weekly leadership news conference with (from left) Sens. Doug Beck, D-Affton, Steve Roberts, D-St. Louis, and Brian Williams, D-University City.

Democrats are fighting legislative efforts to make it harder to amend the Missouri Constitution. An initiative seeks to get abortion access on the fall ballot.

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More than 380,000 Sign Petition to Put Abortion Rights on Missouri Ballot

By | May 3, 2024 | 0
Supporters sign an initiative petition in support of a ballot measure that would legalize abortion up to the point of fetal viability in Missouri. during an event on Feb. 6, 2024, in Kansas City hosted by Missourians for Constitutional Freedom.

An effort to enshrine abortion rights in the Missouri Constitution has collected more than 380,000 signatures. The issue will likely be on the November ballot. 

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Biden Proposes New Student Debt Relief Plan

By | April 8, 2024 | 0
Applying for student loan. Filling up the loan form with calculator, pen, note pad on the desk

President Joe Biden is rolling out a student debt forgiveness proposal that the White House believes is narrowly targeted enough to survive legal challenges.

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Missouri Lawmakers Push Tax Break to Expand Kansas City Nuclear Weapons Facility

By | March 15, 2024 | 0
Entrance to the National Nuclear Safety Administration's facility in Kansas City.

Kansas City-area lawmakers want to give a sales tax break to expand a federal facility that builds non-nuclear components for the nation’s nuclear stockpile. 

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Missourians Back Initiative to Restore Abortion Rights by Small Margin, Poll Finds

By | March 13, 2024 | 0
Supporters sign an initiative petition in support of a ballot measure that would legalize abortion up to the point of fetal viability in Missouri. during an event on Feb. 6, 2024, in Kansas City hosted by Missourians for Constitutional Freedom.

A new poll shows a plurality of Missourians support restoring abortion rights as they existed under Roe v. Wade, but undecided voters hold the key to victory.

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