Pretty impressive considering how insipid the competition was.Baltimore Jack wrote: ↑Aug 04, 2022Besides the Kansas vote Mark McCloskey struggling to get 3% in the primary was a key highlight from Tuesday.
See ya loser!
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Missouri voters will get that chance to decide in November if marijuana will become fully legalized in the state.
Missouri voters to decide whether to legalize marijuana in November
Missouri voters to decide whether to legalize marijuana in November
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/marijuana/missouri-voters-to-decide-whether-to-legalize-marijuana-in-november/article_cb68f576-b482-56d0-aaba-e903a73a376f.html#tracking-source=home-top-storyAshcroft, a Republican, said his office confirmed that the campaign to place a legalization question on the ballot indeed collected enough signatures for voters to weigh in this fall, despite unofficial reports from counties last month indicating the effort would fall short.
At the same time, Ashcroft said a plan to institute ranked-choice voting did not collect enough signatures to make the November ballot. The campaign backing the measure, Better Elections, expressed disappointment.
Legal Missouri 2022, which had poured nearly $6 million into the marijuana campaign, now must convince a majority of Missouri voters to back legalizing marijuana in the Nov. 8 general election.
Missouri voters get to decideairforceguy1 wrote: ↑Aug 09, 2022Missouri voters will get that chance to decide in November if marijuana will become fully legalized in the state.
Missouri voters to decide whether to legalize marijuana in November
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/marijuana/missouri-voters-to-decide-whether-to-legalize-marijuana-in-november/article_cb68f576-b482-56d0-aaba-e903a73a376f.html#tracking-source=home-top-storyAshcroft, a Republican, said his office confirmed that the campaign to place a legalization question on the ballot indeed collected enough signatures for voters to weigh in this fall, despite unofficial reports from counties last month indicating the effort would fall short.
At the same time, Ashcroft said a plan to institute ranked-choice voting did not collect enough signatures to make the November ballot. The campaign backing the measure, Better Elections, expressed disappointment.
Legal Missouri 2022, which had poured nearly $6 million into the marijuana campaign, now must convince a majority of Missouri voters to back legalizing marijuana in the Nov. 8 general election.
*unless the state government doesn't like what voters chose in which case they'll just ignore or undermine the decision
^ I feel like marijuana is less of a decisive political issue than Medicaid expansion. Especially since medical pot has already been legalized here.
Plus it’s worth remembering that Jeff City Republicans lost the Medicaid expansion battle…so far. Also, the right to work battle, the minimum wage battle, etc.
Keep doing those amendments, Missouri voters!
Plus it’s worth remembering that Jeff City Republicans lost the Medicaid expansion battle…so far. Also, the right to work battle, the minimum wage battle, etc.
Keep doing those amendments, Missouri voters!
I think you're probably right, though South Dakota ignored it when their voters voted to legalize. I'm just weary of the possibility of shenanigans if the government doesn't like the vote.sc4mayor wrote: ↑Aug 10, 2022^ I feel like marijuana is less of a decisive political issue than Medicaid expansion. Especially since medical pot has already been legalized here.
Plus it’s worth remembering that Jeff City Republicans lost the Medicaid expansion battle…so far. Also, the right to work battle, the minimum wage battle, etc.
Keep doing those amendments, Missouri voters!
^ I’ve essentially become numb to shenanigans in Jeff City. I don’t disagree with you at all by the way haha.
They will definitely try and f*ck with it. Constitutional amendments make that f*ckary that much harder. Keep it up!
They will definitely try and f*ck with it. Constitutional amendments make that f*ckary that much harder. Keep it up!
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I think it gets approved and I don't think Missouri will interfere too much with legalization.
I think they want the money.
Where I think they might be absolute pains is with expungement and stuff like that.
I think they want the money.
Where I think they might be absolute pains is with expungement and stuff like that.
StlToday - Voters will decide in November if Missouri needs a new state constitution
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/gov ... 57181.html
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/gov ... 57181.html
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I see no reason to rewrite the state's constitution, it's not even that old relatively speaking, and we have ways of amending it that I guess some people consider a little too permissive.
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^From what I was reading that's one of the complaints: that the referendum process has made it too specific. Mind you, I believe that's in part because people are tired of the legislature simply overturning initiatives. I think the legislators are tired of having their hands tied and they're hoping they can permanently cut loose with a new constitution. Dollars to donuts it won't have the same referendum processes in it.
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From what I understand, Missouri votes on this once every 20 years. The last time Missouri voted to adjust the state constitution was in 1962.
It feels like I should be voting 'no.'
I think it's great that Missourians can collect signatures and force issues onto the ballot. I don't want to see that go anywhere.
It feels like I should be voting 'no.'
I think it's great that Missourians can collect signatures and force issues onto the ballot. I don't want to see that go anywhere.
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It's the last vestige of democracy we have left!RockChalkSTL wrote: ↑Aug 22, 2022I think it's great that Missourians can collect signatures and force issues onto the ballot. I don't want to see that go anywhere.
Great to hear all the state's short and long term obligations are covered.
StlToday - Missouri lawmakers to take up tax cuts next month
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/gov ... 5a66c.html
StlToday - Missouri lawmakers to take up tax cuts next month
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/gov ... 5a66c.html
Raising the standard deduction sounds good, but why not raise it more instead of cutting the top rate? Or cut the sale tax? Or give people state tax credit for KC and STL earnings taxes to make up for the wealth the state takes away from the regions to spend elsewhere?
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^Because that doesn't please the big donors. They want to see the state run on sales taxes and with no income tax at all.
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I wish they would! I’m no conservative but looking at TX, TN, and NC, it’s clear that a state can be successful with low taxes and fiscal conservatism. But these rednecks in Jeff City have managed to create a situation where Missouri’s taxes aren’t that low and our services suck.symphonicpoet wrote: ↑Aug 23, 2022^Because that doesn't please the big donors. They want to see the state run on sales taxes and with no income tax at all.
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those 3 states have something in common.....they all take more money from fed gov than give, so its easy to cut state taxes when you're sucking off the federal tit.JaneJacobsGhost wrote: ↑Aug 23, 2022I wish they would! I’m no conservative but looking at TX, TN, and NC, it’s clear that a state can be successful with low taxes and fiscal conservatism. But these rednecks in Jeff City have managed to create a situation where Missouri’s taxes aren’t that low and our services suck.symphonicpoet wrote: ↑Aug 23, 2022^Because that doesn't please the big donors. They want to see the state run on sales taxes and with no income tax at all.
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And we don’t?dbInSouthCity wrote: ↑Aug 23, 2022those 3 states have something in common.....they all take more money from fed gov than give, so its easy to cut state taxes when you're sucking off the federal tit.JaneJacobsGhost wrote: ↑Aug 23, 2022I wish they would! I’m no conservative but looking at TX, TN, and NC, it’s clear that a state can be successful with low taxes and fiscal conservatism. But these rednecks in Jeff City have managed to create a situation where Missouri’s taxes aren’t that low and our services suck.symphonicpoet wrote: ↑Aug 23, 2022^Because that doesn't please the big donors. They want to see the state run on sales taxes and with no income tax at all.
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Yes Missouri does too, hence why they want to cut the state tax from 5.5 to 4.8, because we are a taker state (most red states are)
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I already looked it up. Each of TX, TN and NC have a smaller ratio of federal funding to income taxes paid than Missouri and Federal Funds to total budget.
But those states aren’t “takers”. They actually have economic development.dbInSouthCity wrote: ↑Aug 23, 2022Yes Missouri does too, hence why they want to cut the state tax from 5.5 to 4.8, because we are a taker state (most red states are)
I know. Thing is they'd have to like triple the state's portion of the sales tax (3% is for state general revenue) to make up for it. Or make it apply to other things, or raise other taxes, or do even less.symphonicpoet wrote: ↑Aug 23, 2022^Because that doesn't please the big donors. They want to see the state run on sales taxes and with no income tax at all.