JEFFERSON CITY —Two pieces of legislation that would have changed the Clean Missouri amendment will not make it to Gov. Mike Parson’s desk this year. Amendment 1, also known as Clean Missouri, won approval from 62 percent of voters…
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Jeff City News Tribune: Lawmakers, leave Clean Missouri alone
Contact your senator here. Originally posted in the Jeff City News Tribune on April 4, 2019. Missouri lawmakers still are working feverishly to dismantle changes voters made to the state Constitution to clean up politics…
National experts condemn House gerrymandering proposal
New House plan would gut constitutional requirements for fairness, transparency and independence in redistricting JEFFERSON CITY - National experts on nonpartisan redistricting policy joined Missouri citizens in condemning the gerrymandering proposal moving in the Missouri…
Citizens condemn politicians’ stealth gerrymandering proposal
A New House plan would gut constitutional requirements for fairness, transparency and independence in redistricting. JEFFERSON CITY - Good government groups joined Missourians from both parties today in condemning a stealth gerrymandering proposal that would…
Statewide poll: Voter support for Amendment 1 as strong as ever
Voters continue to support nonpartisan redistricting reforms added to state constitution, and are very critical of politicians’ efforts to overturn will of voters New polling released today by the Clean Missouri coalition shows voter support…
Poll shows support high for Clean Missouri
Originally posted in The Columbia Tribune on March 19, 2019. Half of Missourians would likely vote against lawmakers who seek to repeal Amendment 1, the ethics and redistricting initiative approved by voters in November and…
Sandy Davidson: Any attempt to undo Clean Missouri is undemocratic
Originally posted in the Missourian on March 14, 2019. On Monday, news reports from Anchorage, Alaska, concerning the Iditarod dog-sled race arguably gave us some surprising insight on the power of collective action. French musher…
Bipartisan group condemns politicians’ new plans for overturning will of voters
Good government groups joined Missourians from both parties today in condemning a batch of proposed amendments introduced in the Missouri General Assembly that would roll back redistricting reforms passed overwhelmingly by Missouri voters in 2018….
Mahoney’s Minute: “This seems to be some lawmakers ducking for cover.”
Back in November, Missouri voters approved an ethics reform plan for politicians in Jefferson City. Some lawmakers are now pushing back. KMBC 9’s Micheal Mahoney has some thoughts. Here’s Mahoney’s minute. The attack on Missouri’s open records law continues….
In Undoing Clean Missouri’s Reforms, Legislators Don’t Even Bother Hiding Their Contempt
Originally published by Ray Hartmann in the River Front Times on February 13, 2019 Just a week in advance of Valentine’s Day, the Missouri House of Representatives sent the following greeting of love to the…