Missouri Budget Project

MO voters resoundingly reject Amendment 5.
"Missourians saw through the bait-and-switch. Voters clearly chose to protect our schools and services over a tax cut for the rich.”

Voters Resoundingly Reject Amendment 5 - Missouri Budget Project For Immediate Release: August 4, 2026Contact: Traci Gleason or Amy Blouin Missourians overwhelmingly rejected Amendment 5 in the August election, saying no to the tax scheme that would have hit working families to give the wealthy yet another tax cut. “Missourians saw through the bait-and-switch,....

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Come Tuesday, don’t be swayed by the disinformation. Amendment 5 is not, as one flyer claims, a measure designed to end a "rigged tax system.” In fact, it would create one.

Editorial: Read beyond Amendment 5's misleading promises Measure leaves key tax hikes undefined while shifting costs to consumers

The St. Louis American has endorsed , calling it a major "power grab" by (and it is) and , calling it "reverse Robin Hood." Please vote No on both 4 & 5 by August 4.

Our endorsements for Tuesday’s ballot Tuesday’s ballot presents voters with some extraordinarily consequential choices, from choosing who will represent the St. Louis region in Congress to statewide measures that could raise sales taxes and make it harder for citizen-driven ballot initiatives to win approval. The outcome of these race...

One of the speakers, Amy Blouin, president and CEO of the nonpartisan Missouri Budget Project, called Amendment 5 essentially a bait and switch that will create a tax increase for most Missourians.

“If we are going to really make up for that revenue loss, we would need to increase the sales tax rate to 16% on average across the state,” Blouin said. “That would be the combined state and local rate, or we're going to have to expand the sales tax to everything that people purchase and use every day.”

Voters to decide the fate of Missouri’s income tax Tuesday — here’s what it would mean In January, Gov. Mike Kehoe called for a phase-out of the state’s income tax and an expansion of sales and use taxes, which he wants voters to approve. That vote is Tuesday.

For over 100 years, Missouri’s initiative petition process has given citizens a way to act when elected officials won’t. It has been an important check on government power and a tool to expand access to cancer care and save lives.

As a leading voice for cancer patients and their families in Missouri, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) believes every Missourian should have the opportunity to prevent cancer, detect it early, and access lifesaving treatment.

Unfortunately, Amendment 4 would make it harder for citizens' voices to be heard in the policymaking process while increasing the influence of well-funded special interests, including the to***co industry. As a result, Missourians could face greater challenges in advancing public policies that reduce cancer risk, improve access to care, and save lives.

For these reasons, ACS CAN opposes Amendment 4.

https://www.fightcancer.org/states/missouri