Mission creep puts time in the hands of Missouri Downsizing State Government panel by John Haughey, The Center Square | April 01, 2021 11:00 AM Print this article
The Missouri House Downsizing State Government Committee was created more than a decade ago to ensure the state is not competing with private industry, identify inefficiencies and plot strategies for streamlining bureaucracy.
But after years of restraining government growth, the committee has experienced significant mission creep of its own, expanding its purview into city and county administration, local law enforcement agency mergers and into time itself.
The 14-member panel heard five public hearings Wednesday on proposals ranging from a constitutional amendment banning roadblocks, prohibiting governments from regulating unlicensed motor vehicles on private property, clipping homeowners associations’ powers and allowing CPR training acquired through professional or occupati