{"id":548,"date":"2023-12-08T19:37:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T19:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/progressmo.com\/?p=548"},"modified":"2023-12-08T19:37:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T19:37:00","slug":"missouri-legislature-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gallant-mclaren.18-188-198-158.plesk.page\/index.php\/2023\/12\/08\/missouri-legislature-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"The Missouri Legislature Is So Back \u2013 And They\u2019re Ready To Make Missouri Worse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Welcome back to Under the Dome, your weekly update on the goings-on of the Missouri state legislature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starting December 1, Missouri\u2019s state legislators started pre-filing bills ahead of the 2024 legislative session. While legislators won\u2019t officially reconvene under the dome until January 3, the bills they\u2019ve filed so far make it clear: the roadmap for 2024 includes getting rid of your voice and your freedoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attacks On Majority Rule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Once again, the legislature is coming for your voice. Last year, legislators spent months debating how exactly they wanted to abolish majority rule in passing constitutional amendments. By filing nearly 20 bills targeting the initiative petition process in the first week of pre-filing, legislators have made it clear they don\u2019t care what Missourians want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cuts To Public Education Funding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Missouri has gotten national attention this year for its abysmal teacher pay and school funding. In 2024, the state legislature plans to pour gas on the fire by expanding voucher programs and charter schools. These bills would take money away from chronically underfunded public schools and give it to private institutions that don\u2019t have to follow the same rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bringing Back Right-to-Work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In 2018, Missourians voted to get rid of \u201cright-to-work\u201d laws, which would make it harder for working Missourians to advocate for fair and safe working conditions. But since our politicians don\u2019t care what Missourians want, they\u2019ve decided to bring it back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Restrictions On Abortion Access<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Even though Missouri has one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country,<\/a> that\u2019s still not enough for the most extreme members of the legislature. Under some of their proposals, anyone who gets or provides an abortion could potentially be charged with murder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Increased School Censorship<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Politicians in both chambers want to expand school censorship, even as Missouri is considered one of the most censored states in the country.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While legislators won\u2019t officially reconvene until January 3, the bills they\u2019ve filed include getting rid of your voice and your freedoms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[13,19,33,38,40,43,48,55,64,65,70,71,73,84],"class_list":["post-548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-ethics","tag-freedom","tag-ip","tag-labor","tag-legislature","tag-majority-rule","tag-missouri","tag-petition","tag-right-to-work","tag-rights","tag-school-censorship","tag-school-vouchers","tag-senate","tag-voice"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gallant-mclaren.18-188-198-158.plesk.page\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gallant-mclaren.18-188-198-158.plesk.page\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gallant-mclaren.18-188-198-158.plesk.page\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gallant-mclaren.18-188-198-158.plesk.page\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gallant-mclaren.18-188-198-158.plesk.page\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=548"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gallant-mclaren.18-188-198-158.plesk.page\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gallant-mclaren.18-188-198-158.plesk.page\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gallant-mclaren.18-188-198-158.plesk.page\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gallant-mclaren.18-188-198-158.plesk.page\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}