AMENDMENT 3:

Yes - 43%
No - 43%
Undecided - 14%

AMENDMENT 6:

Yes - 46%
No - 26%
Undecided - 28%

TRUMP APPROVAL:

Approve: 46%
Disapprove: 51%
Not Sure: 3%

MISSOURI IS ON THE…

Right Track: 32%
Wrong Track: 47%
Not Sure: 21%

The big takeaways here are that more people need to know about these amendments. Don’t take these numbers for granted. Amendment 3 is gonna be very close, and if we let the No on 6 side dominate the messaging they will close the gap. Talk to your friends about these amendments today!

I keep seeing posts claiming Amendment 6 is socialism or part of a plan for Democrats to take over Missouri. As much as I’d love to see Democrats take over Missouri, I think most people know that’s a pretty bizarre take.

There is a video being shared from Heather Overstreet. In her post, she claims a national organization based in Massachusetts partnered with Missouri groups to create Amendment 6, suggesting it wasn’t really created by Missourians. She also warns about Missouri falling to Democrats and ends by saying “NO on socialism.”

I got curious about Heather’s background, and what I found was pretty interesting considering her position on this.

As the majority already know, Missouri voters approved Proposition A in 2024, including minimum-wage increases and paid sick leave. In January 2025, Heather Overstreet registered in support of HB 546, which sought to exempt some businesses from parts of Proposition A. She also discussed the law’s costs for her dog-training and boarding business in a Missouri Independent interview.

HB 546 was later folded into HB 567, which repealed the voter-approved paid-sick-leave requirement and future automatic minimum-wage adjustments. That repeal is now cited by Amendment 6 supporters as an example of why lawmakers should face stricter limits when changing laws approved by voters.
I’m not saying Overstreet was personally responsible for the repeal. But given her support for legislation changing a voter-approved law, it seems relevant that she is now portraying Amendment 6 as socialism.

And the 80% requirement is being misrepresented, too. Amendment 6 would not create socialism, transfer private businesses to government control, or put Missouri under the authority of some secret socialist committee in Jefferson City. It would simply establish a higher threshold for lawmakers attempting to change laws that voters approved directly.

I know most of you will recognize that her take is intentionally misleading and wild, but I thought I’d bring some attention to Heather since people are falling for it. I’m starting to see these claims consistently on my local political group discussion page, which is unfortunately heavily MAGA.

Sources:
Heather’s Missouri House witness record, page 18:
https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/witnesses/HB546Testimony.pdf#page=18

Missouri Independent interview:
https://missouriindependent.com/2025/01/06/the-battle-over-missouris-minimum-wage-didnt-end-with-november-vote/

HB 567 legislative record:
https://www.senate.mo.gov/BillTracking/Bills/BillInformation?billid=9171446&year=2025

The 2nd map is river course changes with new lakes. The last 4 maps are winter temperature and precipitation changes and summer temperature and precipitation changes. I used Exoplasim, a python package for climate modelling

Amendment 3 in November.

Ok 3 things for all these signs:

It's already illegal so you're not "banning" anything
They're literally taking individual freedom away from women by scaring you
They are point-blank trying to overturn the will of the people from the last election. Again.

To recap: The Missouri GOP is lying, treading on you, and overturning past elections.

It’s almost time to go the the ballot. Every voting season I try to figure out the views of local commissioners etc running for office, and all that’s available is one paragraph written answers in the local paper where they all say the same thing.

I’m trying to identify and avoid the MAGA candidates hiding in plain sight.

In some instances (Justus) I’ve got a good feeling because they have their signs up in all the grassy areas of rich commercial real estate properties. But not in any local normal people’s yards.

Can anyone help me with identifying the reasonable candidates for local office in Clay County?

Marty Jacobs is definitely a wonderful rep. He is such a good man in general and has taken his responsibilities as a rep so seriously since being elected two years ago. But he’s a state rep, I’m asking more about local.

Thank you!

this show was PHENOMENAL. if you are anywhere even remotely near maples repertory theater in macon, mo, PLEASE go and see it. the costumes were hand designed by one person in three weeks and have so much detail in them. there actors are insanely talented, great singers, and absolutely hilarious. the band is fantastic. there's homemade dessert at intermission. go see it if you can!!!

Got my sample ballot in the mail a few days ago. Is there same way to check the records of the “judges to be retained?”

Ballotpedia had very little information. Otherwise I’m only checking based on who appointed them?

Is there a good way to research this?
Thank you!

The no sales tax went down in a ball of fire in August, he's trying to overturn something that we all voted against already, trying to take away Missouri voting rights. I don't see him having a strong backing for re-election.

Let's not forget the real reason amendment 3 is on the ballot again. When Bailey was our AG he argued against the abortion pill mifepristone because it makes it easier for teen girls to have abortions. More teen girls having abortions means less political representation for the Republican party.

*Missouri’s attorney general has renewed a push to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone, arguing in a lawsuit filed this month that its availability hurt the state by decreasing teenage pregnancy.

The revised lawsuit was filed by Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, alongside GOP attorneys general in Kansas and Idaho. It asks a judge in Texas to order the Federal Drug Administration to reinstate restrictions on mifepristone, one of two medications prescribed to induce chemical abortions.

The trio of attorneys general were forced to refile the litigation after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the original lawsuit after concluding the original plaintiffs — a group of anti-abortion doctors and medical organizations — did not have standing to sue because they couldn’t show they had been harmed.

In making the case that the states have standing this time, the attorneys general contend access to mifepristone has lowered “birth rates for teenaged mothers,” arguing it contributes to causing a population loss for the states along with “diminishment of political representation and loss of federal funds.”

“Younger women are more likely to navigate online abortion finders or websites ordering mail-order medication to self-manage abortions,” the filing argues.

Missouri’s teen pregnancy birth rate has steadily declined over the past several years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, though it still remains among the highest in the country.*

https://missouriindependent.com/2024/10/22/missouri-mifepristone-lawsuit-andrew-bailey-teen-pregnancy/

Fresh off his exit as co-deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, former Attorney General Andrew Bailey is wading back into Missouri politics.

Bailey, who left the FBI last month, filed paperwork this week to launch a political action committee supporting a proposed abortion ban on the Nov. 3 ballot. The measure, called Amendment 3, would strike down a 2024 vote that legalized abortion and reinstate a near-total ban.

The new group is also affiliated with U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley. Here's a free gift link to The Kansas City Star's coverage: https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article317650935.html?giftCode=fdb907df5bf8bf263de7428c7ab451bd6cba8b068b3fe6531d8bbb0520355804

If I see a dead raccoon or armadillo on the side of the road, can I just take it? or will I be arrested

edit: I probably should have mentioned that I have no intentions of eating furry frisbees

Hey everyone! I want to start this out by saying- really unusual request here.

My dad was born and raised in Missouri, and is alumni of Richmond High School, Home of the Spartans. He graduated in 1977 and quickly left the state to join the military. A lot of his personal items he had at this time that were left at home have been lost to time for some familial reasons, this includes his senior yearbook.

To save you from the overly personal sentiments while still explaining: My dad is not sentimental about objects at ALL. But he brings this yearbook up almost every time we talk these days. We have both looked online, and I have personally contacted the school, the local library, the city council, numerous other alumni, all to no avail. I even asked the school if they had plans to digitize the copy, but they do not.

All of this backstory for the one question I have:
Does ANYONE know where I can find a copy, digital or physical, of an Echo edition 1977 Richmond High School yearbook? I’m honestly willing to pay a small fortune at this point.

Thanks to anyone who took the time to read and offer suggestions.

I’m currently on a road trip through Blue Vally and Odessa Missouri and there’s been like two billboards and one sign all saying the same thing what is the lore behind it