Rudi Keller
Deputy Editor | The Missouri IndependentRudi Keller covers the state budget, energy and the legislature. He’s spent 22 of his 30 years in journalism covering Missouri government and politics, most recently as the news editor of the Columbia Daily Tribune. Keller has won awards for spot news and investigative reporting.
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A new report from Pew Charitable Trusts shows revenue growth in most states is below inflation after two years of abundant tax receipts.
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Edgar Springs in Phelps County has refused to pay $80,000 in damages and court costs to woman who it banned from city hall for four years.
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Newly reported campaign finance data shows that having the most money wasn’t an automatic ticket to success at the polls.
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The auditor will no longer need consent from governing boards or a petition drive to launch an audit when an investigation shows improper activity by officials.
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Missouri lawmakers voted to put the measure on the ballot when they were unable to pass a more controversial proposal to change how a majority is calculated on constitutional amendments proposed by initiative petition.
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“No fancy studio or moderators,” Hawley proposed on social media. “Just the two of us on a trailer. Lincoln-Douglas style. I’ll bring the trailer. I’ll even let Kunce go first.”
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Missouri Democrats hoping abortion, minimum wage initiatives will help boost party to biggest gains of century as partisan line-up of 2025 chamber rests on outcome in six districts.
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UM System President Mun Choi said that the Department of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity — established after protests about racial equality in 2015 — will be dismantled and moved into other offices to reduce political visibility and protect its budget.
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Fundraising in the Republican and Democratic primaries for Missouri governor has exceeded $21 million, with the majority going to Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe. But the race for attorney general is also proving pricey.
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While Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is a licensed attorney, he has never been licensed as a professional engineer.
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For the third year in a row, taxpayers claiming Missouri’s food pantry tax credit found they didn’t get the full value when the state Department of Revenue reviewed their returns.
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Missouri's list of rejected delegates includes two of the major GOP candidates for governor, Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and state Sen. Bill Eigel. A Republican National Convention committee determined that they were not properly credentialed, along with other "alarming irregularities."