On Nov. 8, Missouri voters will have the opportunity to vote “yes” or “no” on this year’s midterm election ballot in response to a proposed amendment to the Missouri constitution. A vote “yes” on the proposal would effectively amend Section 21, Article X of the Missouri Constitution and allow the Missouri…
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Midterm trends: #MeToo
The 2018 midterm elections are being shaped by a whole host of issues: President Trump, Republican unified control of Washington, immigration, healthcare and more, but one issue that has undergirded the entire midterm cycle is the #MeToo Movement. The #MeToo Movement, a movement to help survivors of sexual violence and…
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Headlines: results of the race that unseated Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor resigned from his congressional seat and position as speaker of the house after Dave Brat received the Republican nomination for Virginia’s 7th District congressional seat June 10, 2014. Brat went on to win the midterm election. (Photo: Paul Morigi/Getty Images) Tuesday, Nov. 4, Dave Brat defeated Jack Trammell…
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Missouri voters reject early voting and teacher evaluation amednments
On Tuesday, Nov. 4, voters were presented with four potential constitutional amendments. Amendment 2 covered new policies for criminal trials, Amendment 3 proposed new teacher evaluation processes, Amendment 6 addressed election regulations and Amendment 10 referred to government finance budgetary procedure regulations (Missouri Secretary of State Office). Amendments two, six and ten were…
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Economic development, tourism promotion taxes approved by Liberty voters
There were three main issues proposed in the 2014 election cycle for Liberty, MO. They included building a new animal shelter, increasing funding to attract tourists to the city, and increasing the amount of residential land and work on the roads to decrease the amount of congestion. The animal shelter would…
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Animal shelters, tourism and development measures on the Nov. 4 ballot
New taxes to fund Animal Shelters, increase tourism and promote development in the City of Liberty are all on the November 4 ballot for residents of Liberty. Nov. 4, 2014 is not only an exciting day because of the federal elections, but also because of new city-wide measures for the…
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