Read about and make your own decision (ACTION DUE 11:59PM 2/28):

HB 2189: Modifies and creates provisions regarding the use of certain training, instructional, and curricular materials in public schools and charter schools. Link to full bill. Link to bill summary. Link to submit testimony (DUE BY 11:59PM 2/28).

HB 1835: Identifies particular social studies academic performance standards and learning standards for elementary and secondary education. Link to full bill. Link to bill summary. Link to submit testimony (DUE BY 11:59PM 2/28).

Write a letter to your editor about these initiative petition bills (DUE 3/7):

SJR 31 + SJR 37 -- the League opposes them because:

• the initiative petition process is one of the purest forms of democratic participation
• for more than a century, Missouri citizens across the political spectrum have been able to make their voices heard through the initiative petition process
• these bills make it harder for everyday citizens to participate in our democracy
• these bills make it harder for citizen-generated petitions to pass (SJR 31: 60% or SJR 37: 66%), while legislature-generated petitions will still only require a simple majority
• SJR 37 increases the number of signatures required to get the petition onto the ballot (there is already a very high signature threshold)