Constitutional carry since 2017. No AWB, no mag limit, strong preemption (including 2021 SAPA). Stand-your-ground codified. Suppressors legal. No waiting period, no red-flag law.

Recreational cannabis legal 2022 (Amendment 3) with automatic expungement of past non-violent cannabis offenses. Over 100,000 cases expunged including 10,000+ felonies. Naloxone access expanded. No psychedelic reform yet.

State minimum wage $15.00/hr. MIT living wage for 1 adult: $14.78/hr. Ratio 1.02 — minimum-wage workers earn 100%+ of what's needed to live there alone (capped at 100).

Low-moderate tax burden, NAEP scores near national average, modest spending. No efficiency standout but reasonable services for the price.

IJ grades MO B (state law requires conviction, but heavy equitable-sharing circumvention is among nation's worst). No QI reform. No-knock allowed. No body cam mandate. No comprehensive privacy law. SB 175 (2024) anti-sanctuary law. Heavy ALPR use.

Excuse required for absentee voting. Early voting 2 weeks added 2022 but limited. No same-day registration. Strict photo ID law (HB 1878 in 2022). Felons vote after completion of sentence including probation. Republican-drawn maps with significant partisan bias. Multiple restrictive laws; ballot initiative process under attack.

Medicaid expansion adopted 2021 (by ballot, after litigation). Abortion right enshrined in constitution (Amendment 3, 2024) overturning prior total ban; access being restored. Trans youth gender-affirming care ban (SB 49). Rural hospital strain.

No qualified immunity reform. No statewide BWC mandate. Personnel records confidential under Sunshine Law exemptions. POST decertification. No no-knock ban. No necessity standard. Local DAs prosecute. Chokeholds restricted (2021 omnibus). Per-capita killings above median.

Abortion right added to constitution by Amendment 3 (Nov 2024) but legislature actively trying to restrict implementation; 6-week-style restrictions reintroduced. No statewide LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination. Gender-affirming care ban for minors. RFRA. Anti-trans bathroom/sports laws. Mixed picture: voter restoration of abortion vs. ongoing legislative attacks.

Not a right-to-work state (RTW rejected by voters 2018). No paid family leave. Paid sick leave (Prop A 2024, but weakened by legislature 2025). Federal OSHA only. Prevailing wage limited. Weak wage theft enforcement. Above-median fatal injury rate.