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Missouri's 2024 legislative session ends with no action on initiative petition bill
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoState Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman agreed to send SJR 74 back to the House for reconsideration or...
Senate Democrats filibuster bill raising threshold to pass constitutional amendments
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo News· 4 days agoSenate Joint Resolution 74, sponsored by state Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman, was brought before the...
Democrats' filibuster in Missouri Senate stalls approval of ballot initiative
The Center Square· 3 days agoRepublican Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman, R-Arnold, a candidate for the GOP nomination for secretary...
Republicans in Missouri Senate spend next-to-last day of session taking jabs at each other
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo News· 2 days agoSenate Democrats prevented a vote on a bill that would have raised the threshold to pass citizen-led...
How Missouri Democrats blocked direct democracy limits: GOP discord and non-stop talking
Kansas City Star via AOL· 2 days agoAnd they succeeded. Just before 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman, an Arnold...
Missouri Democrats filibuster plan to curb direct democracy. Could GOP shut them down?
Kansas City Star via AOL· 4 days agoBut doing so would be viewed as a sign of disrespect within the chamber and threaten to blow up the...
Governor calls situation in Missouri Senate ‘ridiculous’
FOX 2 News St. Louis· 3 days agoIt’s the last week of the legislative session and Democrats continue to hold the floor in the...
Missouri Senate Democrats force negotiations on plan to weaken direct democracy
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe sponsor of the measure, Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman, an Arnold Republican, signaled that...
Missouri initiative petition bill, a top GOP priority, dies on final day of session
Missouri Independent via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoThe Missouri Senate put its dysfunction on display one last time Friday when it adjourned minutes...
Missouri Senate bitterness halts action as lawmakers prepare for final day of chaotic session
The Daily Dunklin Democrat· 1 day agoFriday. Senate Democrats filibustered a final vote on the measure for 50 hours this week before the sponsor, state Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman, abandoned ...