By Jason Hancock | Editor-in-Chief
Good morning,
Two proposals Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins kept off the November ballot had enough valid signatures to qualify. We know that now because of data from Hoskins’ own office and a new court filing.
What happens next is up to a Cole County judge, and eventually, the Missouri Supreme Court.
One proposal would limit lawmakers’ ability to change laws passed by voters. The other would ask Missourians whether to throw out the congressional map Republicans approved last year.
Rudi Keller has the latest details, and will be in court this week following both cases.
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by Rudi Keller
Trials this week will determine whether Amendment 6 and a referendum on Missouri’s congressional map reach the Nov. 3 ballot.
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by Meg Cunningham
The administration says eliminating more than 1,400 federal requirements could save billions of dollars and make Head Start available to more children.
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