This November, Missouri voters will consider Amendment 7. It’s a misleading measure that the Legislature placed onto the ballot to attack local control and limit voters’ freedom in elections. Unfortunately, it’s part of a pattern.

“Politicians and special interests in Jefferson City are trying to take away majority rule and have an attack on the people’s power to hold our leaders accountable through the initiative petition process,” Singer said.

[T]here have been quite a few eyebrow-raising purchases in the last year, according to Benjamin Singer, the CEO of Show Me Integrity.

“Keeping track of your receipts when you’re spending your employer’s money is something we’re all used to doing for our jobs. If we’re spending our employer’s money, that’s even more important when it’s the taxpayers, the citizens, the voters of St. Louis, who these department heads are working for,” he said.