Originally posted by the Jefferson City News Tribune Editorial Board on January 20, 2019 The Missouri House is off to a bad start. In its first full week of session, it wasted no time in…
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Our View: Do’s and don’ts for Jeff City
Originally posted by the Joplin Globe Editorial Board on January 9, 2019 It’s a new day in Jefferson City. A new governor and lieutenant governor. A new attorney general. A new state treasurer. More than…
Editorial: ‘Clean Missouri’ means what it says, Gov. Parson. Don’t mess with it
Originally posted by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Editorial Board on January 9, 2019 Gov. Mike Parson has made precious few missteps since taking over in June, and this is no time for him to mess…
Missouri Voters Backed An Anti-Gerrymandering Measure; Lawmakers Want To Undo It
Originally published by NPR on January 8, 2019 Just two months ago, Missouri voters approved a constitutional amendment to change how the state draws legislative boundaries. The state’s lawmakers, who return to session this week,…
Respect the will of voters
Originally published in the Jefferson City News Tribune on December 30, 2018 Each time the Missouri Legislature repeals something directly enacted by voters, it loses credibility, understandably frustrating and angering voters. So what should lawmakers…
Lawmakers should heed voters’ wishes on reforms
Originally published by the Quincy Herald-Whig on December 26, 2018 Mike Parson has provided a calming influence to Missouri state government since ascending to the governorship June 1 with the resignation of Eric Greitens, who…
Sen. Bob Johnson and Gwen Grant: “The General Assembly must respect Missourians’ vote to clean up politics”
This op-ed originally appeared in the Kansas City Star on December 1, 2018 On Nov. 6, a huge majority of Missourians supported Amendment 1, Clean Missouri, to bring needed ethics reform to state government. Republicans,…
St. Louis Treasurer Tishaura O. Jones and Sen. Rob Schaaf: “Tell legislators to respect the people’s vote to clean up politics”
This op-ed originally appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on November 22, 2018 On Nov. 6, Missouri voters overwhelmingly supported Amendment 1 to clean up Missouri politics. Large majorities of Republicans, Democrats and Independents —…
Overturning the voters’ decision on Clean Missouri would be dirty politics
Originally printed by the Kansas City Star on November 12, 2018 There are signs that disgruntled Missouri Republicans — and some Democrats — want to overturn the ethics reforms passed just last week by voters. Such talk…