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GOP candidate for Missouri governor wants to abolish education department, make gold legal tenderKANSAS CITY, Mo. — If Missouri Republican state Sen. Bill Eigel had it his way, Missourians would be able to pay their taxes and potentially shop for groceries with gold and silver. He also wants to eliminate the state’s personal property tax and make it harder for citizen-led petitions to pass on the ballot. And he wants to abolish the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Eigel, first elected in 2016 from Weldon Spring, has filed a slew of bills to address these issues ahead …

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