2025 Missouri Legislative Session

While a federal court decision Monday gives Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins the chance to reject the referendum, backers of the plan aren’t expecting that move to hold up in state court.

The Manchester Democrat represents one of the state’s most competitive state legislative districts.

The Wildwood Republican had been a prominent member of the conservative Missouri Freedom Caucus.

Students, teachers and administrators are learning to adapt this school year after Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed legislation in July that restricted the use of electronic personal devices during the school day.

Missouri Democrats gathered in St. Louis on Saturday for their annual Truman Dinner, the biggest event of the year for a party that remains on the outs in state politics.

Cole County Judge Daniel Green ordered a new ballot summary on a measure to repeal Amendment 3.

If redistricting opponents can convince the courts that the constitution doesn’t authorize mid-decade redistricting, then the map passed earlier this month likely won’t go into effect.

A new Missouri law established the Missing and Murdered African American Women and Girls Task Force to help find ways to reduce violence against Black women and girls.

The special session featured a number of unprecedented actions that would have been unthinkable before July when it became clear that Missouri would join other states overhauling their congressional lines.

State Sen. Lincoln Hough voted against efforts to end debate on gerrymandering and initiative petition bills — and was swiftly removed as chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee.