(AP) – Republicans have completed a 15-year rise to power
in Missouri.
Led by President-elect Donald Trump, GOP candidates rolled to victory in all
of Missouri’s major offices Tuesday.
When the newly elected officials begin work in January, Republicans will hold
the Missouri governor’s office, nearly all of its other statewide executive
offices and supermajorities in both legislative chambers.
That means Republicans can enact virtually any measure they want, so long as
they work together.
First up could be a right-to-work law barring mandatory union fees in the
workplace. Additional restrictions on abortion and liability lawsuits also
appear likely.
Republicans have been making gradual gains in Missouri since taking control of
the state Senate in 2001.
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