GOP fighting, 50-hour Democratic filibuster kill push to make amending Missouri Constitution harder

Missouri Republican lawmakers have failed to pass a proposal to make it harder to amend the state constitution. The GOP-led Senate adjourned Friday without passing the legislation. Some Republicans had hoped to put the measure on the August ballot, so voters could enact the higher approval threshold before an abortion-rights amendment is expected to go before voters in November. But a 50-hour Democratic filibuster and GOP infighting killed the proposal's chances in the Senate. There's still time for the Republican-led House to pass a similar measure. But the House Republican speaker says he opposes the alternative proposal. He says it doesn't have a chance at the ballot because it does not include language against noncitizen voting.