The Latest Breaking News from JEFFERSON CITY

Effort to put legal marijuana question before Missouri voters goes down to the wire

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Despite pouring nearly $6 million into the effort, supporters of making marijuana legal in Missouri may have fallen short of getting the question on the November ballot.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jul 28, 2022

Democrats seeking Missouri Senate seat look to stop red wave

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Three candidates have emerged as front-runners in a crowded field vying for the Democratic nomination to replace the retiring Republican Roy Blunt in the narrowly held U.S. Senate.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jul 26, 2022

Eric Schmitt runs as a fighter and pushes electability message in bid for Senate

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s self-styled pork steak-eating, Busch-drinking attorney general could be on the verge of a big promotion.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jul 24, 2022

Missouri Gov. Parson signs sweeping new law requiring voters to show photo ID at polls

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Despite pushback from voting rights advocates, Missouri voters will be required to show a photo ID at the ballot box under a new law signed by Republican Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday.

Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2022

Greitens says violent video about hunting people was meant to be humorous

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens hit the conservative talk radio circuit Tuesday, arguing that a campaign video showing him storming a house with soldiers in search of “Republicans in name only” was intended to be a humorous metaphor.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jun 21, 2022

Are closed primaries in Missouri's future? Bill would ask voters for party affiliation

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A possible change to Missouri election law could help usher in a new era of closed party primaries in the state.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jun 10, 2022

Prepare to say goodbye to Missouri’s presidential primary election

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri voters won’t get a chance to head to the polls in the 2024 presidential primary if Gov. Mike Parson signs off on legislation altering state election laws.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · May 24, 2022

Gov. Parson approves Missouri’s new congressional districts

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Gov. Mike Parson brought an end to months of legislative acrimony Wednesday by signing off on a new congressional map for the state’s eight U.S. House districts.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · May 18, 2022

‘This place was ugly at times’: Missouri lawmakers close book on contentious session

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri lawmakers ended a contentious legislative session Friday having spent much of their five months in the Capitol fighting over the boundaries for the state’s new congressional maps.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · May 14, 2022

Missouri Senate breaks gridlock and passes map that likely keeps Cleaver in Congress

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Senate on Thursday approved the state’s congressional map that appears to protect Democratic U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s hold on the 5th Congressional District.

Tribune News Service · May 13, 2022