Whom do you trust more to look out for people like you, the Missouri state legislature or the state courts?

Legislature:

 35%

Courts:

 65%

If you were a Missouri state representative or state senator, what would you most likely do for fun in Jefferson City after a busy day of making laws?

Read at the Missouri River Regional Library:

 8%

Attend receptions at the Capital Plaza Hotel:

 8%

Go shopping at the Capital Mall:

 5%

Serenade the governor and his family at the Governor's Mansion:

 5%

Have dinner and drinks with fellow legislators at the Hotel DeVille:

 47%

Put on my PJs and discuss public policy with my apartment mates:

 27%

In general, how well do think that Missouri's term limit on state legislators has worked out?

It has helped, since we are not governed by a handful of elected officials who seem to hold office forever:

 53%

It has hurt, since we have too few legislators who have a chance to learn their jobs well and the jockeying for new offices sometimes disrupts the legislative process:

 47%

A bill being considered in the Missouri legislature would allow motorcyclists 21 and older to ride without helmets. Is this a good idea?

Yes, people should be free to ride motorcycles without helmets if they choose to:

 21%

No, sometimes you have to protect people against their own bad judgment:

 79%

A bill being considered in the Missouri legislature would establish a tax credit to assemble large tracts of land for new development in low-income City neighborhoods. Is this a good idea?

Yes, spurring large-scale development in City neighborhoods that have seen years of disinvestment is a good idea:

 62%

No, the tax credit idea is fine, but the scale of the new development worries me:

 25%

No, it's just wrong to use public incentives to encourage private development:

 13%

A bill being considered in the Missouri legislature would require employers to determine the citizenship and immigration status of their workers and would prohibit companies from employing undocumented residents. Is this a good idea?

Yes, it keeps jobs for legal residents:

 56%

No, it is unfair to place this burden on employers:

 44%

A bill being considered in the Missouri legislature would change state law and allow local restaurant owners to decide whether or not to allow well-behaved dogs to join their owners on outdoor dining areas and patios. Is this a good idea?

Arf!:

 75%

Grrrrrrr!:

 25%

A bill being considered in the Missouri legislature would require people who work for state government to contribute a percentage of income toward their own health insurance. Is this a good idea?

Yes, health insurance costs are skyrocketing and plenty of private businesses already do the same thing:

 77%

No, free health insurance should be a matter of right for public employees:

 23%

A bill being considered in the Missouri legislature would require equal pay for the same work regardless of gender, and it would establish a statewide committee to study wage disparities. Is this a good idea?

Yes, women and men should be paid the same for doing the same work:

 52%

Yes, but I thought we had done this years ago:

 43%

No, women don't need as much money as men and should therefore earn less:

 2%

No, men don't need as much money as women and should therefore earn less:

 3%

A bill being considered in the Missouri legislature would give low-interest loans for alternative energy operations like wind, solar, hydroelectric, and biomass. Is this a good idea?

Yes, we need public incentives to encourage all alternative energy sources so that we do not depend on imported oil:

 87%

No, government should allow the market to dictate the pace and types of energy innovation:

 13%

A bill being considered in the Missouri legislature would prohibit discrimination based upon a person's sexual orientation. Is this a good idea?

Yes, some people need to be compelled to treat everyone equally:

 56%

Yes, but aren't there enough laws that already do this?:

 29%

No, and aren't there enough laws that already do this?:

 11%

No, you can't compel people to treat everyone equally:

 4%

A bill being considered in the Missouri legislature would allow City voters to decide whether to increase the sales tax and use the new revenue to increase the size and effectiveness of the St. Louis police department. Is this a good idea?

Yes, crime and the perception of safety are two of the most important issues the City must address:

 74%

No, fighting crime is important but the sales tax falls too heavily on the people who can least afford to pay it:

 26%

A bill being considered in the Missouri legislature would create tuition grants for the children and spouses of veterans killed in combat. Is this a good idea?

Yes, we should do what we can to ease the burdens of veteran families:

 65%

No, the state should let the federal government take care of compensating veteran families:

 35%

Have you ever visited Jefferson City, Missouri?

Yes:

 84%

No:

 11%

I don't think so:

 5%

Would you favor a plan to move the state capital to St. Louis or Kansas City?

Yes, to St. Louis:

 48%

Yes, to Kansas City:

 1%

Yes, to either St. Louis or Kansas City:

 5%

No:

 47%