Missouri Senate passes SB 40, stripping authorities of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and associated commissions to protect our health and environment! SB 40 will have detrimental effects on Missourians’ health and environment. This bill: removes emissions testing for vehicles in St. Charles, Franklin, and Jefferson Counties causes the state to lose $1.5 million in…
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The Senate has several bills on its perfection calendar – only one step away from floor debate! We need your help informing them which bills are good and which are bad. Not sure who your elected officials are? Click here. The same bill language is often introduced in both chambers of the General Assembly…
Read MoreJay Devineni, Food & Farm Policy Intern The Missouri General Assembly is currently considering over a dozen joint resolutions that, if approved, would make it harder for everyday Missourians to initiate and approve amendments to the Missouri Constitution. Ironically, these joint resolutions are, themselves, proposing amendments to the Constitution, which requires voter approval. That means…
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View the bills MCE is tracking during the 2021 Legislative Session below, including links to the official bill texts, a description of the bills, our position, and background information. We will be updating the spreadsheet daily to reflect any movement of these bills through the legislative process. If you see that a hearing is scheduled…
Read MoreMissouri voters approved CLEAN Missouri in 2018 to enact a new process for redrawing legislative boundaries and other democratic safeguards. SJR 38 in the 2020 General Assembly is the preferred vehicle for sending the redistricting provisions of Amendment 1, or Clean Missouri, back to the voters as a new ballot proposition in the November 2020…
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As of January 1, 2019, there were 506 concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) in the state of Missouri. While other states – like our neighbors in Iowa – have significantly more CAFOs than we do, Missouri may have the weakest rules governing CAFOs in the entire country. CAFOs present a slew of environmental, human health,…
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