As the Missouri legislature reconvened for the 2015 session, House Republicans outnumbered Democrats 117-45 during swearing-in ceremonies, and the GOP also has a veto-proof majority in the Senate, with 25 Republicans and nine Democrats.

Missouri’s Republican legislative leaders vowed to push back against big government as they started the 2015 session on Jan. 7 with their largest numbers of Republicans ever, a significant shift in power for a place once known as a swing state.

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