Millions of dollars pour into Missouri ballot fights over taxes and majority rule ^12.8%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Rudi Keller - 6/28/2026, 9:00 AM

Negativity Bias 17.5% - Appeal to Emotion 14.7% - Framing Effect 12.1%

Missouri voters are being flooded with ads over two constitutional amendments that would reshape how the state taxes income and how citizens amend the constitution. The campaigns for and against amendments 4 and 5 have already raised $14.5 million. Through Tuesday, ballot measure radio and television spending had topped $3.3 million —... more