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  • Missouri anti-LGBTQ+ laws linked to population loss and decline in tax revenue, studies find

    11/07/2025 2:36:11 PM PST · by fwdude · 71 replies
    Missouri Independent ^ | November 7, 2025 | Annelise Hanshaw
    For years, Missouri lawmakers have heard warnings that enacting policies targeting the LGBTQ+ population could drive individuals and businesses out of the state. Local officials and chambers of commerce raised red flags about potential impacts on recruitment and retention of employees, as well as the ability to lure businesses to the state. Now, studies are showing that the state’s actions have already pushed LGBTQ+ Missourians to move — taking their tax dollars, and even businesses, elsewhere. Analysis by the Movement Advancement Project estimates that around $362 million to $879 million in household income has left the state, a number that...