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Amendment 4, Amendment 5, August primary, ballot initiatives, campaign finance, class warfare, General Assembly, HJR 173, HJR 3, income tax repeal, Mike Kehoe, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission, Missouri Promise, National Education Association, NEA, PAC, Project Majority Rule, regressive taxation, right wingnut welfare, right wingnuts, shift the tax burden, welfare for billionaires and millionaires
“…In the 2020–21 school year, there were 3.8 million full- and part-time public school teachers, including 1.9 million elementary teachers and 1.9 million secondary teachers….”
In 2024-2025 there were 72,700 [public education] K-12 teachers in Missouri.
“…The United States has 989 billionaires in 2026, more than any other country [….] American billionaires make up about 29% of the world’s billionaire count, while holding about 42% of billionaire wealth worldwide….”
“…the state of Missouri is home to eight billionaires. This group has a combined net worth of $49.2 billion….”
Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission, from the National Education Association [NEA], in opposition to Amendment 4 and Amendment 5 on the August 4th ballot:
C253757 07/23/2026 Protect Majority Rule Missouri National Education Association 1201 16th St NW Washington DC 20036 7/22/2026 $750,000.00
C264282 07/23/2026 No Everything Tax National Education Associaton 1201 16th Street NW Washingtong DC 20036 7/22/2026 $1,250,000.00
They royally pissed of teachers. Apparently.
Amendment 4 (HJR 3) would place restrictive requirements on initiative petitions by Missouri voters.
Previously:
About that ‘inconvenient’ redress of grievances thing… (June 5, 2026)
Campaign Finance: but wait, there’s even more (June 5, 2026)
Campaign Finance: way, way in (June 13, 2026)
Campaign Finance: Democracy (June 19, 2026)
Campaign Finance: fight the power (July 10, 2026)
Campaign Finance: next, you need to vote (July 19, 2026)
Amendment 5 (HJR 173) would eliminate Missouri’s income tax and redistribute a regressive tax burden to non-wealthy Missourians.
Previously:
Campaign Finance: for billionaires and millionaires (May 30, 2026)
Bait and switch (June 3, 2026)
Campaign Finance: promising us high regressive sales taxes (June 14, 2026)
MoGop’s Dark Money (June 20, 2026)
Gov. Mike Kehoe (r): “Missouri voters are stupid” (June 24, 2026)
Campaign Finance: Missouri is a suburb of Ohio…and Virginia (July 7, 2026)
Campaign Finance: When they say, “We’ll make the rubble bounce,” they add, “…this high.” (July 8, 2026)
Campaign Finance: Kings take pawns (July 10, 2026)
Campaign Finance: throw in dark money, stir… (July 16, 2026)
Campaign Finance: Missouri is an expensive suburb of Ohio…and Virginia (July 16, 2016)
Campaign Finance: Maryland, Virginia, whatever… (July 18, 2026)
Campaign Finance: Pennies from heaven? (July 23, 2026)
“Vote No on Amendments 4 & 5”
No on Amendments 4 and 5.