Rudi Keller

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.

“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.”

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.

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.

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.

While Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is a licensed attorney, he has never been licensed as a professional engineer.

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.

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."

Speaking with reporters after groundbreaking for a new multi-agency state laboratory, Parson had two criticisms for the budget plan — it goes overboard on earmarks and shortchanges essential state services.

With more than 400 line items directed at particular districts or organizations, totaling $2.1 billion, lawmakers have continued to pile extras into spending bills as the state enjoys a near-record surplus

Othel Moore died at the Jefferson City Correctional Center in December while restrained and in isolation. Four corrections officers were fired in March for their actions related to his death.

Pharmacy manufacturers, who are playing defense on similar bills across the country, want Missouri Gov. Mike Parson to veto the legislation because the discounted prescriptions are often sold to patients at full retail price.