On Tuesday, the Missouri Supreme Court overturned lower court rulings that blocked the state’s total abortion ban, effectively putting the ban back in place and halting abortion procedures throughout the state.
Despite Missouri voters overwhelmingly approving a ballot measure guaranteeing paid sick leave and minimum wage increases last November, the state Republican Party passed a law repealing the provision just days after it went into effect.
Republican state legislatures across the Heartland are working to slash taxes for the rich, while shifting more financial burden to the middle class.
For the second time this month, the Missouri Democratic Party has blocked a Republican effort to repeal a paid sick leave initiative.
On Thursday, Missouri state Sen. Rick Brattin (R-Harrisonville) attacked and insulted voters on the Senate floor for passing Proposition A last November, a ballot initiative last November guaranteeing paid sick leave.
Freshman Missouri state Rep. Christopher Warwick (R-Bolivar) introduced a bill last month that will allow residents to avoid paying any state income taxes if they donate to anti-abortion pregnancy resource centers.
Missouri state Rep. Phil Amato (R-Arnold) has introduced House Bill 807, a bill that would establish a database to track pregnant women who may be “at risk for seeking an abortion.”
