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      <description>The election will have primary races for candidates as well as local and statewide ballot issues.</description>
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      <description>A parent-led coalition turning the income-tax repeal measure into a public education fight, warning that state aid is already falling short.</description>
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      <description>Gov. Mike Kehoe says "out-of-state special interests" are influencing citizen-led efforts to amend the state constitution. His own ballot measure, a push to eliminate the state income tax, has received $1.9M from a mysterious Delaware nonprofit.</description>
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      <title>Missouri voters passed a sales tax cap. Under Amendment 4, it would have failed</title>
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