Should the attorney general continue his lawsuit against Columbia Public Schools?

Asked by ABC 17 News

798 Votes

Should the attorney general continue his lawsuit against Columbia Public Schools?

37%

Yes Yes

63%

No No

37%

Yes

The Attorney General's Office said Thursday it will pursue an injunction to keep CPS from reinstating a mandate, meaning the case will go to trial.

The Attorney General's Office said Thursday it will pursue an injunction to keep CPS from reinstating a mandate, meaning the case will go to trial. Show Less

5 Comments

Debra Riffle

There needs to be accountability for school boards for their decisions.

Max

CPS needs to learn how to obey the law. They should not be allowed to guide children, if they themselves can't follow the law.

Max

The Laws are written by the House and the Senate. Brian Yearwood, does not write Laws, and he will soon find that out. That will be money spent, for a very good reason.

Max

Brian Yearwood, is going to get a Civics lesson, that he should have learned in the sixth grade. Will he learn anything from this lesson? Not likely. And his sheeple will continue to dote upon him.

Larry Sabulsky

The CPS Administration cannot be trusted. If let off they will turn around and do it again.

Lisa Gore

Because Yearwood has an axe to grind and wants control. Look up how much money he may have gotten to push this Covid agenda...he lied last time the AG dropped the case. Schmitt needs to make sure he can’t try to reinstate the mask mandate. Go get em Schmitt!

63%

No

The current CPS mask mandate is expiring and omicron cases have dropped, leaving a question as to whether CPS will move to implement another mandate.

The current CPS mask mandate is expiring and omicron cases have dropped, leaving a question as to whether CPS will move to implement another mandate. Show Less

7 Comments

Stephen W. Willaims

As long as there is a chance of the child abuse to continue, then it should go to trial and stop this nonsense.

Connie Thornton

Ridiculous waste of funds and time! The Superintendent /school board should be able to make those decisions without fear of financial penalty! The wearing of mask is not a wreckless decision and I would much rather err on the side of caution in favor of teacher and student saftey!

Mary Ann Pulley

Amen I totally agree

Mary Ann Pulley

He needs to sit his tail down and stop this foolishness. He’s making it a political platform and the school systems are trying to protect our children and those working in the school systems. Why don’t he sue the spam and robo industries she they can stop bothering us.

Mary Ann Pulley

I meant so

Carol McGregor

This frivolous lawsuit is taking precious taxpayer dollars from school districts across the state, forcing them to pay ridiculously exorbitant attorney fees to fight the attorney general's ruling. Mask mandate decisions should be left to local school districts, not state funded government officials.

Larry Sabulsky

You want to talk about wasting Tax Payer money, let's eliminate CRT.

Letitia DenHartog

Of course, I never believed in the case in the first place

Mike Siefkas

He is spending too much time and resources spreading misinformation about masks while chasing after his own political aspirations. People in the workplace have a right to health and safety measures by federal law. He is using might makes right to enforce a handful of people's vanity and convenience

Mary Ann Pulley

I agree

Lisa Walker Hendren

It's such a waste if tax payer money. The AG needs to find other ways of making a name for himself.

Whose Missouri income tax plan is better?

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210 Votes

Whose Missouri income tax plan is better?

53%

Democrats Democrats

47%

Republicans Republicans

53%

Democrats

Democrats want to lower taxes for low-income people and increase taxes on the rich.

Democrats want to lower taxes for low-income people and increase taxes on the rich. Show Less

1 Comments

Fred

Not since the Great Depression has wealth inequality in the US been so acute, Top 0.1% now worth as much as the bottom 90%. Prior to Reagan and trickle-down economics in the mid-80's, the bottom 90% held over 35% and the top 0.1% about 10%. And yet, the wealthiest among us still want more!

Max

It will always be that way, because most people make bad choices.

Fred

Forgot one important fact ... Reagan and trickle-down economics also put us on the path to huge budget deficits and financial ruin.

Fred

This data is from 12 years ago, but it is only WORSE now. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/nov/13/us-wealth-inequality-top-01-worth-as-much-as-the-bottom-90

47%

Republicans

GOP governor Mike Kehoe has proposed phasing out state income tax.

GOP governor Mike Kehoe has proposed phasing out state income tax. Show Less

3 Comments

Steve Baumann

Nothing the Democrats have done of offered has ever helped the majority of the people. Obamacare caused my healthcare to skyrocket and quality to plummet. Democratic scandals, such as those seen in Minnesota with the Somalians, far too common. It's past time to support out President.

Fred

Prior to the Affordable Care Act, insurance companies routinely denied coverage for pre-existing conditions. How exactly does that reduce the quality of coverage?

Fred

Right ... other than the 19th Amendment, Social Security, GI Bill, Medicare, Medicaid, Securities and Exchange Act, Rural Electrification Act, unemployment benefits, Voting Rights Act, Head Start & student loans, Republicans? Tax cuts for corporations & the wealthy.

JIC CoMo

I say fire every Politian. I have not seen one yet that knows what they are doing. They are only for themself and not for the people of the State.

Toasty

If the revenue isn't replaced (along with cuts) with a flat/consumption/fair tax, then it's a waste of time. When it comes to spending money, republicans can waste it as much as the democrats.

Fred

It would probably be replaced by higher regressive sales tax rates.

Do you think Gov. Mike Kehoe is leading Missouri in the right direction?

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1,001 Votes

Do you think Gov. Mike Kehoe is leading Missouri in the right direction?

27%

Yes Yes

73%

No No

27%

Yes

3 Comments

Will Mason

Your question is way too generic. To a degree that that renders it pointless.

Eric Smith

Kehoe is ok, and I mean just ok. Unfortunately, Missouri has now had two weak governors back-to-back.

Toasty

Is he Tim Waltz level incompetence? No, but with a republican majority, he could do better. Listen to The Eagle every morning and Randy will give you all the details.

73%

No

12 Comments

Steve Sargent

He rammed through legislation reversing laws enacted via the ballot box. This LBJ wannabe needs impeached or voted out into obscurity

J Harris

He does not act for all Missourians and his policies so far have hurt more Missourians than helped. He's just another smug St Louis rich guy helping his buddies in the Good Ol Boys Club out and hurting everyone else through terrible policy and not supporting or protecting the will of voters..

Lisa Harter Kerns

Public schools need funded

Ed Smith

Allowing gambling on sports, while ACL, relocation and retirement occur in that same instance sounds premeditated. Reversing voter decisions is communist! And, have car dealers started getting their commission on the property tax collections, yet?

Danny Bowling

No income tax doesnt work check all the states that tried it. RESCT THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE!

John Scherer

Killing the rural public schools. Promoting the St. Louis County private school agenda. Where is the accountability for private schools supported with public money?

Vancie Brown

Nothing is getting done

Bruce Russell

Governors tax policies are misguided. Capital Gains and income tax elimination will shift the tax burden to lower and middle income folks. Saying this is to attract new business is a weak argument.

Tom Maxwell

He is screwing over the average Missourian to give himself and other rich people a tax break.

Robert Rasmussen

He's continued Missouri's race to the bottom with Texas and Florida when it comes to this culture war bull, his proposition to eliminate income tax is fake populist pandering, in reality it's a rug pull on the poor and a handout for the rich.

John Shadwick

His tax plan is a blatant wealth transfer. A sales tax increase disproportionally harms lower income individuals.

Madison Haleigh

Because he hasn't done anything to help people get affordable housing or access to healthcare. He takes money from big companies to build data centers.

ABC 17 News

Should the attorney general continue his lawsuit against Columbia Public Schools?

37% Yes Yes

63% No No

37% Yes

63% No

Whose Missouri income tax plan is better?

53% Democrats Democrats

47% Republicans Republicans

53% Democrats

47% Republicans

Do you think Gov. Mike Kehoe is leading Missouri in the right direction?

27% Yes Yes

73% No No

27% Yes

73% No

37%

Yes Yes

63%

No No

37%

Yes

63%

No

53%

Democrats Democrats

47%

Republicans Republicans

53%

Democrats

47%

Republicans

27%

Yes Yes

73%

No No

27%

Yes

73%

No