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https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/new ... ities.html

$517 million capital improvements budget fails to pass in the House, leaving 86 projects across the state needing to find alternate funding sources.

Some of the developments that are losing funding include:
-$20M towards a convention center in Jefferson City.
-$15M towards preserving the Missouri State Penitentiary.
-$4M for a juvenile detention center in Jefferson City.
-$50M towards a nuclear research reactor for University of Missouri.
-$55M for improvements at the Missouri State Fairgrounds.
-$40M for healthcare related projects in cities across the state, including a new hospital in Salem.
-$2.5M for replacement of lead pipes in Park Hills.
-$750k for a water project in Cape Girardeau.
-$7M for a new air traffic control training center at Southeast Missouri State University.
-$12.7M for a new crime lab for Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop E.
-$20M towards redeveloping downtown Cape Girardeau.

Wow, the majority really getting it done their areas.

Debaliviere91 wrote: ↑

May 11, 2025

I do like the idea of focusing on local legislation that helps us accomplish our goals in St Louis.

I disagree that a constitutional amendment banning any state takeover of local police has any chance of passing in rural MO. I think it would get crushed. They know that currently that bill passing would only help liberals in STL and KC and they aren’t motivated to do that. More importantly, in St Louis the state takeover has a lot of support from the police themselves. Rural Missourians are going to support the police.

Wasting city resources fighting Jeff City in the courts on things we have no chance of winning is an emotional response that hurts St Louis more than it does Jeff City. It’s a waste of our resources.

I don’t view suing the state as a waste of resources.

Returning control of the City’s police department to the city passed with 64% of the vote throughout the state in 2012. Rural Missourians do not want to see state resources being spent on Jeff City sticking its nose in local affairs. A ban on state control of local police would definitely pass.

https://missouriindependent.com/2025/05 ... uri-house/

House passed a not-even-formally-introduced bill that would provide hundreds of millions in state funding for the Royals and Chiefs new stadiums. Looks like it would cost the state in the range of $900 million- though I may not be reading it correctly.

But no, the House didn't even take up the capital improvements funding bill.

Luckily, it appears DOA in the Senate.

MoLeg put an abortion restriction amendment on the Nov 2026 ballot, unless the government holds a special election.

This is so disappointing.  These individuals need to be called out in a bad way for dismissing voters.  the voters need to VOTE THEM OUT and make it known we are the WE THE PEOPLE.  Jeez.

The Abortion ballot measure with the ballot candy is a concern but it should also be subject to a lawsuit for violating the single issue clause.

The employment stuff I’m less worried about. The backers of this referendum should have known better than to use a statutory change rather than a constitutional amendment.

It’s obvious that MO workers want more rights. Get it back in the ballot for a constitutional amendment in 2026, except this time make it effective immediately,
make it $20, and require two weeks paid sick time and one week paid vacation

Or gather 115k signatures and put this new law on the ballot as a veto referendum. That's how right to work got on the ballot. I think you only have 90 days to get the signs

https://www.respectmovoters.org/

It’s the people versus politicians.
Extremist Missouri politicians are attacking the will of the people. Overturning. Tricking. Delaying. Blocking. Taking away your power.
Now YOU can help us pass a citizen initiative to stop them.
Together, we can BAN politicians from:

1. Interfering with initiatives that voters have already passed.
2. Attacking citizens' ability to use the initiative process.
3. Manipulating language on ballots to trick and mislead voters.

We are Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and independents across Missouri.

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/bus ... today&s=09

MO House fails to pass the bill that would provide subsidy for large, vacant buildings across the state, in particular the AT&T building.

So, last week they said that they won't pass it unless the Senate repeals the paid sick leave. Well, the Senate repealed sick leave and the House still refused to pass this bill.

This has genuinely been one of, if not, the worst legislative sessions in the last 30 years for the state. Going all in on "we hate you and want you to die".

The MO GOP has gone full insane in a way that it wasn't under the most recent previous leadership.

I am struggling to see the results of Greater St. Louis Inc legislatively. This is not the end of session summary the region should be receiving. $7M for the airport and a new district. https://greaterstlinc.com/news/statemen ... ve-session

addxb2 wrote: ↑

May 16, 2025

I am struggling to see the results of Greater St. Louis Inc legislatively. This is not the end of session summary the region should be receiving. $7M for the airport and a new district. https://greaterstlinc.com/news/statemen ... ve-session

Once you realize they're fascists who hate us and wants us to die, it'll make more sense why an organization that wants growth and success and good things can't get many "results".

StlToday - Missouri to hold special session on aid to tornado victims, owners of Chiefs and Royals


https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/gov ... a6439.html

I hope this backfires on them all

Will there be good and funded candidates in the redrawn districts?