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The Missouri Senate held itself together longer than most had expected.

The Senate had been moving at a glacial pace all week, imperiling major pieces of legislation for the GOP majority.

The Senate has been moving at a glacial pace all week, imperiling major pieces of legislation for the GOP majority.

The Missouri Senate remained bogged down in GOP infighting Wednesday night, with conservatives for the third day in a row blocking or slowing legislative action while time ticked down towards Friday adjournment.

With just a day left before the Missouri legislative clock runs out, some of the bills left unfinished include one to legalize sports betting, another to create an open enrollment system for public schools, and a ballot item to raise the threshold to amend the Missouri Constitution.

Lawmakers have until 6 p.m. Friday to finish work on a host of key issues.

A proposal making it harder to pass constitutional amendments, which one Democrat called "dog poop with icing," is one step away from a statewide ballot.

The Missouri Senate remained bogged down in GOP infighting Wednesday night while time ticked down towards Friday adjournment. 

Missouri lawmakers must adjourn for the year at 6 p.m. on Friday, leaving just five days to complete work on some of the highest-profile — and controversial — items on the GOP supermajority’s agenda.

A proposal making it harder to pass constitutional amendments, which a Democrat called “dog poop with icing,” is one step away from a ballot.