Initiative Petitions

The Arnold Republican is about to begin her first term as a senator for Missouri’s 22nd District. Some of her priorities include how education funding is distributed and eliminating the sales tax on food.

Since the end of the 2022 election cycle, there’s been increased talk from proponents and opponents of abortion rights about putting a constitutional amendment about the issue on the 2024 ballot.

The House sent a measure to the Senate that would require a two-thirds vote of the people to pass a constitutional amendment.

An election cycle in Missouri that saw 371 petitions submitted to change the state’s laws or constitution is prompting a new discussion among lawmakers…

Voter ID, a state House with fewer members, minimum wage. These are all initiative-petition proposals looking to get on the 2016 ballot. And it's already…

Updated 3:40 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15Advocates for partly legalizing the growing and use of marijuana in Missouri have gotten the go-ahead to circulate 13…

The Missouri House has approved legislation aimed at increasing the transparency of initiative petitions that bypass the Legislature to put proposed laws…

St. Louis man charged in shooting deaths, arsonSt. Louis police say a man upset with his ex-girlfriend shot her and her mother to death then set a fire…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 23, 2012 - A few months ago, more than 140 initiative-petition proposals were approved for…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 27, 2011 - Mary Still and Chuck Hatfield worked together for more than a decade as top policy…