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Prairie Gates

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7. AP mentions that workers rights groups spent millions to get a ballot measure approved

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 10:24 PM

Jul 10

They refuse to say that the business groups spent tens of millions if not hundreds of millions in bribes, ads, and campaign contributions to defeat it.

It used to be that legislators would be terrified to overturn a ballot measure or referendum just passed by their constituents. Not in Missouri.

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AP mentions that workers rights groups spent millions to get a ballot measure approved Prairie Gates Jul 10 #7

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