Should the Missouri attorney general's budget be cut?

Asked by ABC 17 News

553 Votes

Should the Missouri attorney general's budget be cut?

63%

Yes Yes

37%

No No

63%

Yes

A Republican state senator on the Senate Appropriations Committee slashed $500,000 from the AG's budget request, citing lawsuits against school districts as the reason.

A Republican state senator on the Senate Appropriations Committee slashed $500,000 from the AG's budget request, citing lawsuits against school districts as the reason. Show Less

3 Comments

George Batek

Schmitt hurt our schools financially. He should be fired!

Jack L

How could anyone NOT trust a face like that? xD

Max

The school board members that chose to break the law, hurt your schools financially. Eric upheld the law. The school board members should be held responsible, for any and all losses.

Jack L

Eric Schmitt needs to keep his nose out of school board decisions. He`s only doing this so he can advance himself politically. Leave the schools alone

Adam

Amen Jack

Max

School boards don't write the laws, but they do have to obey them..

Adam

This piece of crap has/had nothing better to do than sue schools for protecting our children. Just because HE thinks it's wrong, doesn't mean he can bully schools into doing it how he thinks it should be done

Adam

And I sure as hell hope I'm never like he is.

Max

I am glad that Eric and I are a Christians, and don't think about the sickness that you adore.

Adam

Take a second to breathe and pry your mouth off Eric's junk already. Good lord

Max

Thirty minutes of research, and you would find out just how wonderful of a person Eric Schmitt is, and how many good things he has done for Missouri and our Nation. You could never even follow Eric through even one days work. You and Jackle are nothing compared to Eric, and never will be.

Adam

Same place you get your common sense. Oh right you and the rest of the right wing whack jobs don't have that

Max

Oh, it's little Adam, the legal advisor. Where did you get your law degree? Cheerios, Wheaties, or Captain Crunch?

37%

No

Many Missourians were opposed to school mask mandates when they were in place.

Many Missourians were opposed to school mask mandates when they were in place. Show Less

5 Comments

Debra Riffle

He made a ruling that some didn't like regarding schools and masks. He also made some happy with the same rule. This is another example of people trying to punish and silence others, who don't follow their way of thinking. So very childish.

Max

The liberals at Columbia Public Schools had issues with obeying the law.

Max

Eric Schmitt could become Missouri's next US Senator. There are many fine GOP people in this race. If Eric wins, he will have my full support. He has done an outstanding job, as Missouri's Atty. General. I don't have any respect for the RINO that wants to slash his budget. LGB

Lisa Gore

This News Outlet even asking this question is playing politics and not standing up for the Constitution. How about asking: Do you Support the Consititution? Or Do You Think Schmitt Upheld the US Consitution? Let’s see that question instead.

Vernon Taylor

Should have filed more.

Are you happy with the Mizzou Tigers' football season?

Asked by ABC 17 News

185 Votes

Are you happy with the Mizzou Tigers' football season?

23%

Yes Yes

77%

No No

23%

Yes

0 Comment

No one has commented yet

77%

No

4 Comments

Fred

Been a Mizzou fan for over 60 years. Just Missouri being Missouri ...

Ed Pesek

They didn't beat any good team this year

Harris Nelson

We never won against the ranked teams. Now we made our head coach one the highest paid in the college.

Ashley Chase

Mizzou football fans and boosters need to make a decision. Are we as content as fans with the job Drinkwitz is doing. If winning 8, 9, or 10 wins a season is good enough, the keep giving Drinkwitz and his staff contract extensions.

Are you optimistic about the economy heading into 2026?

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380 Votes

Are you optimistic about the economy heading into 2026?

37%

I'm optimistic I'm optimistic

63%

I'm pessimistic I'm pessimistic

37%

I'm optimistic

0 Comments

No one has commented yet

63%

I'm pessimistic

5 Comments

Denzel McVeigh

Trump and his goons in every state in every department are running it into the ground acting like it's the best thing ever and it's not. People are suffering now more then his first term or even during Biden term

Toasty

> "Trump and his goons" Goons? It's 2025. Trump is a lot of things, but comparing he and his team continued success to a childish name, you need better sources of your insults. For example, stop using The Rolling Stone as a primary news source.

Max

Then, you prefer the 9% inflation for 4 straight years, instead of 2.9%. Where did you get your economics degree?

Sara Kalinowski

We're too close to 2026 and it'll take a long time to reverse.

Chris Lyle

Trumplestiltskins

Fred

That was during a period of worldwide inflation ... and we were actually doing better than most other advanced countries. Inflation is higher now than when Biden left office.

Fred

Compare November 2025 to November 2026 ... roughly same and 2026 figure was held down by the government shutdown. Let's check back at this time next year and you try to explain away the recession.

Max

Inflation is less than 1/3rd of when Biden was in office. Fix your calculator.

Max

Biden tactics were destroying the world's economies.

Max

The U.S. dollar dominates the world economy due to its role as the primary reserve currency, backed by the massive U.S. economy, unmatched financial market liquidity, and historical inertia since the 1944 Bretton Woods system. It facilitates 88% of global exchange transactions, 54% of trade

Jamie Kochert

On a fixed income and everything is more expensive.

ABC 17 News

Should the Missouri attorney general's budget be cut?

63% Yes Yes

37% No No

63% Yes

37% No

Are you happy with the Mizzou Tigers' football season?

23% Yes Yes

77% No No

23% Yes

77% No

Are you optimistic about the economy heading into 2026?

37% I'm optimistic I'm optimistic

63% I'm pessimistic I'm pessimistic

37% I'm optimistic

63% I'm pessimistic

63%

Yes Yes

37%

No No

63%

Yes

37%

No

23%

Yes Yes

77%

No No

23%

Yes

77%

No

37%

I'm optimistic I'm optimistic

63%

I'm pessimistic I'm pessimistic

37%

I'm optimistic

63%

I'm pessimistic