Foreign Influence Banned in Missouri
Here’s the roundup from this past week:
FOREIGN FUNDING BANNED
It may have been the last bill passed by the Missouri House this session, but it was one of the most important.
Foreign nationals are no longer allowed to contribute to ballot measure campaigns in Missouri.
Big win for Missouri! SB 152, which bans foreign funding of ballot measures, is officially on its way to the governor’s desk!
— Ben Brown (@BenBrownTweets) May 15, 2025
For far too long, foreign billionaires have been funneling millions of dollars into our state to influence our initiative petition process and hijack our… pic.twitter.com/KnvQuE0iQm
Thank you to everyone who contacted their lawmakers on this issue!
LIBERAL NUTJOBS
The General Assembly almost had a “global deal” on a pro-life constitutional amendment, stadium funding, and other measures.
Then Liberals in the Senate killed the deal because they don’t want the voters to decide if child sex changes should be allowed in Missouri.
Did state Sen. Maggie Nurrenbern, Democrat of Clay County, sink a Kansas City Royals stadium deal that might’ve benefited her constituents – in order to preserve sex changes for minors?#moleg #ksleghttps://t.co/IN8X4gcmFC
— The Heartlander (@HeartlanderNews) May 15, 2025
Jefferson City Liberals are totally out of touch!
HANSJORG WYSS
It was a rough week for the Swiss billionaire who financed Amendment 3.
Not only is he BANNED from contributing to future ballot measures in Missouri, but a winery employee also sued him for persistent sexual harassment.
NEW: Liberal megadonor Hansjorg Wyss is accused of persistently sexually harassing an employee nearly 60 years younger than him.
— Andrew Kerr (@AndrewKerrNC) May 15, 2025
Wyss, a Swiss national, has contributed $652 million to Democratic dark money groups in recent years.
w/ @ChuckRossDC https://t.co/NvxUZvHvJF
Hansjorg Wyss is not a good person.
Andy Bakker
Executive Director
Liberty Alliance