Missouri Constitution

The measure passed in 2023 requires removal of almost all personal identifiers, including witness and victim names and addresses, from public court documents.

The bills seek to regulate — or restrict — provisions around who can vote and how, the way votes are counted and other matters related to election security.

Ballot initiatives are one way for voters to assert their power over the political whims of Missouri's state legislature or courts. They are often viewed as more stable and harder to undo.

The Republican gubernatorial hopeful enlisted help of economists who crafted Kansas tax plan that crashed revenues to prepare proposal for Missouri tax revisions.

Factional warfare marks passage of Republican priority as Freedom Caucus members denounce leadership for stripping out provisions labeled ‘ballot candy.’

Members of the Missouri Freedom Caucus have said passing a resolution that would make it harder to amend the state’s constitution is their top priority. Senate Democrats spent Monday and Tuesday filibustering the resolution.

The proposed ballot item would have allowed for abortion up to 12 weeks of pregnancy.

Backers of the ballot item legalizing abortion up to fetal viability held a number of signature gathering events on Tuesday.

If supporters gather enough signatures by May, voters could decide the fate of Missouri’s abortion ban in either August or November.

Missouri Republicans have vowed to take action when the General Assembly reconvenes in January to revise the highway commission’s power over the state road fund.