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May 14, 2024 · JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A nonstop, overnight filibuster by Democratic lawmakers in the Missouri Senate passed the 24-hour point on Tuesday as they try to reign in a Republican proposal to make it harder to amend the state constitution. Lawmakers face a 6 p.m. Friday deadline to pass legislation before the end of this year’s session, so ...
Apr 26, 2024 · The Missouri State House of Representatives gavel in for the start of the 2024 legislative session on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, at the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo.
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May 14, 2024 · Missouri Senate Democrats made good on their promise to filibuster a proposal that would make it more difficult to amend the state constitution.
Apr 25, 2024 · FILE - Residents place their signatures on a petition in support of a ballot initiative to end Missouri’s near total ban on abortion during Missourians for Constitutionals Freedom kick-off petition drive, Feb. 6, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. Missouri’s GOP-led House on Thursday, April 25, amended a proposed constitutional amendment that, if approved by voters, would raise the vote threshold ...
May 15, 2024 · Missouri Senate Democrats force negotiations on plan to weaken direct democracy. By Kacen Bayless and. Anna Sago. May 15, 2024 5:56 PM. Missouri Senate Minority Leader John Rizzo, an Independence ...
5 days ago · “Reading books on the floor does not solve Missouri’s problems,” Plocher said. The Freedom Caucus had the record for a filibuster – 41 hours – for two weeks after members held the floor demanding that the proposal on constitutional majorities be brought to an immediate vote. Members spent much of that time reading books about religion ...
Apr 25, 2024 · The Missouri House on Thursday voted 102-49 to send the legislation back to the Senate after amending it. Now, it must either be approved by the Senate or the two chambers need to work on a compromise resolution. Speaking after the vote, House Speaker Dean Plocher, R-Des Peres, said there will be conversations between the chambers on what the ...
