AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoElection Watch: With Missouri’s Nov. 3 vote a week away, Amendment 3 would reverse the abortion rights voters approved in 2024, imposing a broad ban with limited exceptions and barring gender-transition procedures for minors. Ballot campaigns have raised nearly $60 million since 2025; Amendment 6 would make it harder to overturn voter-approved laws, while Proposition A puts a new congressional map before voters. More than 41,000 Missourians on probation or parole will be eligible to vote. Energy and Data Centers: Evergy says it has rejected some data center proposals and will protect reliability and other customers from rate impacts, as debate grows over safeguards and electricity costs. Missouri also joined a legal brief supporting Nebraska’s age checks and parental-consent rules for minors’ social media accounts. State Oversight: Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has hired a Kansas City firm to review whether proper notice was given for the St. Louis police board meeting where the chief’s raise was approved; the raise is paused. Business: Kansas City-based UMB agreed to buy California’s El Dorado Savings Bank for $506 million, expanding its branch network into Nevada. Prairie Farms plans to close a Missouri plant, affecting more than 100 workers.
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