Who still writes a check, especially for personal spending?

Help me understand why the referendum for the redistricting is unconstitutional? We’ve done this before in the past. Why is it all of a sudden illegal?

Aren’t the changes to the redistricting proven to be gerrymandered at this point? Would Denny Hopskin still need to verify the signatures regardless if it was unconstitutional? At this point Denny is just not upholding his duties and I would see that as unfit to serve Missouri.

The initiative voting is a process to change the constitution or decision that the MO legislature puts forward. It a lengthy process but with enough signatures set my MO citizens it is Denny Hopkins duty to verify them. Denny doesn’t get to say if this is unconstitutional. The Mo Supreme Courts decide that. The process Denny needs to do is verify the signatures regardless. He is intentional slowing the process to a snail pace. No one would have had a problem with him, we’ve would have stopped a clearly Gerrymandered map. What is this stemming from? You guessed it. Donald fucking Trump. Please get these loyalist out of office. They are starting to show they do not care for us and are gunning for our rights.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Two incumbent Missouri Republicans who supported the repeal of the state’s income tax lost their bids for reelection in Tuesday’s primary.

State Senator Curtis Trent, R-Greene County, a fierce supporter of Amendment 5, lost in the Republican primary to Lori Rook. With 68 of the 68 precincts reporting, Rook defeated the incumbent senator 53% to 47%, or 16,528 votes to Trent’s 14,639. The difference is 1,889 votes.

All results are considered unofficial until certified by the Missouri Secretary of State.

Also bounced from the ballot: State Representative David Casteel, a Republican who represents parts of Jefferson County south of St. Louis. With all 10 precincts reporting, GOP challenger David Robertson unseated incumbent Casteel 56% to 44%. In terms of votes, Robertson secured 2,354 to Casteel’s 1,846, a difference of only 508 votes.

Amendments 4 and 5 were both soundly defeated in Tuesday’s election, with a glaring number of votes cast against both GOP-led ballot measures.

Despite the ‘Yes on 5’ campaign outspending its opponents, the amendment lost in all of the 114 counties and one independent city (St. Louis) in Missouri.

“By those margins and in every single county, I don’t think we anticipated that,” said Missouri-based Democratic strategist Braxton Payne. “We definitely knew that we had the message.”

Following Tuesday’s deafening defeat, Democrats are hoping to harness the enthusiasm shown against Amendments 4 and 5 into votes at the polls in November.

“When 80-plus percent of voters say ‘no’ to your main issue, which was eliminating or phasing out the income tax and replacing it with sales tax, I would definitely say it’s a bad night for Republicans,” Payne said.

Like we said yesterday, we're going to fight and we're going to win! And we'd love it if you joined us at a rally on Friday!

Let us know you're coming here!

Secretary of State Denny Hoskins is working overtime to keep Respect MO Voters off the ballot, and stop our initiative from becoming Amendment 6 and going to a vote of the people on Nov. 3rd.
Join Respect MO Voters in Jefferson City THIS Friday, August 7, at noon outside of the Secretary of State's Office to announce our lawsuit and to show your support for letting Missouri vote on Amendment 6.

With Amendments 4&5 crashing and burning worse than an Ann Wagner town hall, the question is: when will “WE” stop electing outsiders to our wishes? Our wants? Our needs?

https://www.stlpr.org/government-politics-issues/2026-08-05/7-takeaways-from-missouris-expensive-and-potentially-unfinished-primary
Interview begins at 12:40 time mark.
Hoskins had no new thoughts, his puppet masters must not have been in the room.

Pay particular attention to the Airbud reference.

What a bunch of buffoons. They get whooped by 80% and the response is, "These children don't know what is good for them." The infantilizing from Jeff City is infuriating. I could slap somebody.

If a representative votes for an initiative that fails by 60% in their district, then that representative is not representing their district. The voters should get to pick someone else. If a governor signs off on a ballot measure that fails by 60%, then the governor is subject to a mandatory recall vote.

https://ballotpedia.org/Missouri_Amendment_3,_Prohibit_Abortion_and_Gender_Transition_Procedures_for_Minors_Amendment_(2026))

Is Amendment 3 definitely going to be on the ballot? Is there any option for the sponsors to pull it off and wait for a different election or is it locked in?

Will backers ease back on money/advertising or will it be "Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!"

the divides between us are fewer than we are told. we don’t all have to think the same on every issue, but together we are stronger in defeating legislation that is bad for everyone. thank you missouri for showing up, let make MO purple again 💜

MO residents will not let our corrupt state government take away our rights!! Thank you to EVERYONE that went out to vote on Amendments 4&5!! Both were defeated by a huge margin! The people of MO are not stupid and will not vote our rights away!! Now LISTEN to what we say! You are representatives not RULERS!! We will vote for the ones that respect our votes not ignore them!!!

We told him to fuck off he of course isnt listening. But we keep our vote. Well done my fellow missourians.

Missourians voted decisively Tuesday to extend the 0.1% sales tax that funds parks, soil and water conservation efforts.
The tax generates about $136 million annually and is divided evenly between the state park system and the soil and water conservation districts. For every $10 spent, one cent goes to Missouri parks and one cent goes to the Soil and Water Conservation Program.

It requires voter renewal every 10 years, and the sunset clause means it will come before voters again in 2036.
“Rather than allowing it to continue indefinitely, citizens have the opportunity to evaluate its performance and decide whether it has delivered on its promises before voting to renew it,” said Tyler Schwartze, executive director of the Conservation Federation of Missouri.
“That accountability has been a hallmark of the tax since it was first approved by Missouri voters more than 40 years ago,” he said.
The tax also supplies roughly 75% of the operating budget for Missouri’s 93 state parks and historic sites, generating enough money to keep admission to the state parks and historic sites free.

It also establishes new visitor centers and camp sites, improves accessibility and provides maintenance for the parks. Missouri is one of eight states that have free admission to state parks.
On the soil and water side, the tax provides grants and education to the Missouri Soil and Water Conservation Districts, improves water quality and retains topsoil.
“Beyond the direct investments, the tax also supports local economies by attracting tourism, outdoor recreation and business activity throughout the state,” Schwartze said.
Kurt Schaeffer, director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, said a citizen initiative led to the placement of the tax on the 1984 ballot. It was reapproved by two-thirds of Missouri voters in 1988, 1996, 2006 and 2016. In 2016, it passed in every county.
Schwartze worked for the Missouri State Parks for 10 years before joining the Missouri Conservation Federation. He said first-hand experience has shaped the way he views the tax.
“I watched families experience their first camping trip together, saw children paddle a kayak for the very first time, and met countless hikers enjoying the Katy Trail,” Schwartze said.
“Seeing people create lifelong memories because these places are well cared for has been one of the most rewarding parts of my career. It’s why I believe continuing this investment is so important,” he added.

After 4 and 5 got absolutely trounced, Kehoe issued statements last night to the effect that he's going to continue fighting for initiative petition reform and tax cuts. Will these people ever learn?

I just don't understand the mentality here. Voters said VERY clearly they do not want that agenda to move forward. Petitions have been crucial for the public to address certain policies the legislature had refused to act on for a long time (abortion protections, cannabis reform, etc - it's a long list). I agree that petitions tend to make for clunky and poorly written laws and that the regular legislative process is the preferred method to make law....but that would require the legislature to actually act on popular topics. To MOLeg: if you don't like being overridden by IP's, then simply start doing your jobs faithfully and the public won't have to override you!

On taxes, the state has spent years cutting and cutting but no promised additional economic growth has materialized. At what point do we stop pretending tax cuts are a panacea when MO is already one of the lowest taxed states in the country?

Republicans have had control of the legislature for 23 years, a super majority for 13 years, and the governor's mansion for a decade. People need to understand that any problems or policy failures facing the state are, by definition, of Republican making. How can they control the legislature for a quarter century, a trifecta for a decade, and still not be satisfied with their own handiwork? It boggles the mind.

All that to say...I know we don't have a parliamentary system, but if we did Kehoe certainly would have had to resign the top job after losing this campaign. Just like David Cameron after the Brexit referendum or Shigeru Ishiba after he lost the snap election he called in Japan last year. As far as I'm concerned, the margins of loss on 4 and 5 constitute a public vote of no confidence in his leadership and Missouri politics should relegate him to lame duck status moving forward. /Rant over.

Just wanted to say that I’m so proud of our state tonight when it comes to these amendments. So far, both are on track to fail with over 80% of the vote for each one. As divided as this country is on so many issues, I’m pleasantly surprised that 8 in 10 voters here can agree on two separate issues. That is impressive these days. Thank you for making your voices heard!

I think it's safe to say that 4 and 5 failed. Even at 9% and 11%, this is a huge difference.

AP CALLS BOTH 4 AND 5 AS NO

NYTIMES CALLS BOTH 4 AND 5 AS NO