Candidates weigh in on SOS role in ballot measure summaries
Candidates vying to serve as Missouri's next secretary of state are split on the current officeholder's handling of an abortion-rights ballot measure, but agre…
September 12, 2024
Two candidates face off in House District 124 election
Voters in Missouri House District 124 will choose between a Republican incumbent and a Democratic challenger on Nov. 5.
September 12, 2024Veto session offers lawmakers chance to raise money
Missouri lawmakers will return to Jefferson City this week to consider whether to override any of Gov. Mike Parson's vetoes.
September 10, 2024
Fate of Missouri abortion-rights amendment in hands of state Supreme Court
The Missouri Supreme Court will decide whether abortion-rights will end up on the Nov. 5 ballot after a Cole County judge ruled the proposed amendment violated…
September 10, 2024
Missouri candidates for governor examine role of state in health care
Candidates for Missouri governor weighed in this month on a recent drug pricing law and what, if anything, the Missouri government should do to ensure people c…
September 8, 2024Several far out-pacing opponents in fundraising for statewide races
Millions of dollars have poured into the coffers of candidates for statewide offices in Missouri.
September 8, 2024Judge under tight deadline to rule on abortion amendment
A lawsuit attempting to knock a reproductive-rights amendment off the November ballot could hinge on whether it would immediately repeal Missouri's current nea…
- By By Anna Spoerre The Missouri Independent
Tens of thousands spent on Cole County assessor race
Candidates poured nearly $34,000 into the Republican primary for Cole County assessor.
- By Ryan Pivoney
Judge: Ashcroft’s characterization of abortion amendment ‘unfair,’ ‘misleading’
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft has been ordered to remove his characterization of an abortion rights amendment from his government website after a ju…
September 6, 2024OUR OPINION: Clearer path to healing needed at Lincoln
A new school year brings with it the promise of new beginnings.
Republican nominee for Missouri lieutenant governor drops defamation lawsuit
The Republican nominee for lieutenant governor has dropped a defamation lawsuit he filed before the Aug. 6 primary against the corporate owner of Missouri tele…
- By Jason Hancock
GOP incumbents faced opposition from ‘school choice’ PACs in legislative primaries
The mailers started showing up in Rep. Jeff Farnan's district months before the Aug. 6 primary, labeling the Republican from Stanberry a tool of teacher's unio…
- By Annelise Hanshaw
Boone County voters to select new state senator
Boone County will have a new state senator after the Nov. 5 general election.
- By Ryan Pivoney
Political newcomers running to represent southern Boone County
There will be a new lawmaker representing Missouri House District 44. Incumbent Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch, R-Hallsville, reached her term limit this year.
- By Joe Gamm
Senior tax freeze petition misses deadline, will try for 2025
Proponents of an effort to get a senior tax freeze question on the November ballot in Cole County missed the deadline for the Nov. 5 election.
September 1, 2024