In the News May 7, 2025

The Associated Press: Lawmakers seek to rein in citizen ballot initiatives with new requirements for petitions

That information is not required in other states, said Kelly Hall, executive director of the Fairness Project, a progressive group that has backed dozens of ballot initiatives in states. Hall said people concerned about privacy might hesitate to sign petitions.

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In the News May 6, 2025

The 19th: Missouri’s voters restored abortion rights. Their leaders are trying to overrule them.

“It’s too simplistic to say everyone is sitting it out, but we need to have strong cases for what’s effective and that’s a reasonable request to have,” [Kelly Hall] said. “These things are resource-intensive, and the stakes are high and the impact of winning is high.”

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In the News April 17, 2025

Stateline: States that enshrined Medicaid expansion in their constitutions could be in a bind

“Legislators cannot change that law without going back to voters for a whole other campaign to change the constitution,” said Kelly Hall, the executive director of the Fairness Project, a nonprofit that helped put the constitutional amendments on the ballot in all three states.

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