by Thom Gross, retired journalist, St. Louis, MO Amendment 4 would permanently weaken Missouri’s citizen initiative petition process and allow one congressional district to overrule the entire state. Last year, as hundreds of Respect MO Voters volunteers collected signatures for a proposed constitutional amendment, Missouri’s GOP-controlled General Assembly moved quickly to undercut that effort—and permanently…

An investigative look at Amendments 4 and 5 and their potential impact on Missouri’s citizen initiative process and tax system by Thom Gross, retired journalist, St. Louis, Missouri August is traditionally a sleepy month, when Missourians seek escape from the heat and schedule little for themselves other than vacations to cool, breezy, often out-of-state locales.…