AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoMissouri Ballot Fight: A Cole County judge upheld Missouri’s Aug. 4 Amendment 5 ballot language, rejecting a challenge that said the income-tax replacement plan is misleading and improperly bundles unrelated changes—setting up another round of legal and political pressure as Republicans push to replace the state income tax with expanded sales taxes. Campaign Cash: The Missouri Association of Realtors poured $1.9 million into the fight against Amendment 5, escalating a high-spending battle that already includes large, similarly named contributions from other groups. State Government: Missouri State Board of Education President Mary Schrag resigned effective immediately; Vice President Brooks Miller will serve as interim president until the board’s June 23 elections. Local Governance: Kansas City is weighing a new ordinance to ban paid therapeutic practices that claim to promote suicide risk in LGBTQ youth, after a prior conversion-therapy ban was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court. Courts & Public Safety: Missouri AG Catherine Hanaway announced an order committing a Jackson County sexually violent predator to the state mental health system for treatment. Education & Policy: Missouri voters may also see a separate proposal—Amendment 4—changing how citizen-led constitutional amendments qualify, requiring district-by-district support.
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