Jason Hancock
Politics and Policy Reporter | The Missouri IndependentJason Hancock has spent two decades covering politics and policy for news organizations across the Midwest, with most of that time focused on the Missouri statehouse as a reporter for The Kansas City Star. A three-time National Headliner Award winner, he helped launch The Missouri Independent in October 2020.
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Douglas Frank claims he ‘negotiated a deal’ with Jay Aschroft regarding allegations of voter fraud. The secretary of state’s office says that’s not true. -
"Making History" was supposed to be on display in the Missouri State Museum in the Capitol until Dec. 26, but it was removed within days of its installation in September after GOP lawmakers complained to the governor's office. -
Republicans still maintain a huge cash-on-hand advantage in the race to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt -
The departures include Commissioner of Administration Sarah Steelman and a change in the Department of Social Services. -
A judge permanently blocked Missouri from enforcing a requirement that medical marijuana licenses go to businesses owned by residents. -
Ernest Johnson is scheduled to be executed at 6 p.m. Tuesday -
The judge ruled that the issue should be litigated by the city of St. Louis, St. Louis County and Jackson County separately. -
Missouri is now reporting an average of 3,000 COVID cases each day, prompting communities across the state to consider mask requirements. But Missouri's Attorney General has vowed to sue to block them. -
Missouri governor signs onto legal brief in Mississippi abortion case.
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Missouri's former governor is seriously looking at the 2022 campaign, though he could face issues with his party’s base for his handling as governor of the 2014 uprising in Ferguson. -
Gov. Parson was expected to make a call by Friday for a special session next week, but that plan was abandoned. -
Unlike every other legal business in the state, marijuana companies are currently prohibited from deducting business expenses on their taxes.
