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Kinder takes own tour of Missouri for secret ballot push
Taking a break from trying to save his embattled bike race, Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder will tour the state in favor of an initiative that would preserve the current process of forming worker unions.
Mo. Lt. Gov. Kinder joins businesses in backing initiative on union elections
Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder is backing a proposed constitutional amendment requiring secret balloting for union elections.
Ballot initiative would replace Mo. court plan
A proposed ballot initiative to change the way judges are chosen for the Missouri Supreme Court and appeals courts was filed today with the Secretary of State's office.
Anti-Missouri Plan group plans ballot initiative for judge selection
Stymied by an unwilling Missouri Senate, opponents of the current method of choosing many judges in the state will head to the ballot and ask voters for help.
Ballot change - Part 2
For the second time in a week, Cole County Circuit Judge Richard Callahan has rewritten part of a ballot summary prepared by the secretary of state's office, this time in a challenge to four proposed initiative petitions on eminent domain.
Judge rejects national takings ballot summary
A Missouri judge on Tuesday struck down a ballot summary prepared by Secretary of State Robin Carnahan for an initiative that would limit the use of national takings to take private property for redevelopment.
Critics of affirmative action try again to get on Missouri ballot
The sponsor of an initiative limiting equal opportunity programs, Ward Connerly, says he plans to submit a new version after a court ruled against his first try.
“Missouri Judge Strike Down Proposed Connerly Amendment
A state judge has struck down a proposed constitutional amendment seeking to ban many equal opportunity programs in Missouri.
Mo. judge: Stem cell measure summary OK, conspiracy claims against 3 officeholders ‘frivolous’
A Missouri judge has dismissed claims of conspiracy and constitutional rights violations while upholding the ballot summary for a proposed constitutional amendment dealing with abortion.
Growing list of politicos find fault with term limits
Imagine Missouri's stately Capitol with a vacuum hose attached like a glove around its rounded dome. That's how House Speaker Ron Richard describes the effect of term limits on the General Assembly.
