The Latest Breaking News from Missouri

Kansas Gov. Kelly hopes state can pass medical marijuana, as Missouri weighs recreational pot

LOUISBURG, Kansas — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly reaffirmed her support for medical marijuana on Thursday but stopped short of endorsing recreational sales in Kansas, ahead of a key vote on legalization in Missouri.

Tribune News Service · Aug 26, 2022

Schmitt leads in Senate race despite Missourians’ support of abortion rights, new poll shows

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has established a double digit lead in the U.S. Senate race against Democrat Trudy Busch Valentine, according to a new poll from Saint Louis University.

Tribune News Service · Aug 26, 2022

Missouri’s average gas price falls to $3.49

As of August 24, Missouri’s average gas price according to AAA was $3.49 for regular gas, which was below the national average of $3.88. Gas prices fell from the previous week’s average of $3.52 and were below the July average of $4.04. On August 24, 2021, the state’s average price…

Ballotpedia · Aug 25, 2022

John Wood (I) drops out of race for U.S. Senate in Missouri

John Wood (I), a former senior investigator for the January 6th Select Committee, announced that he was suspending his campaign for U.S. Senate in Missouri. Wood qualified for the ballot on August 1, one day before the state’s Republican primary. On August 23, Wood said that he saw no path…

Ballotpedia · Aug 24, 2022

Missouri school district reinstates spanking as punishment

‘Those on social media would probably be appalled to hear us say these things but the majority of people that I’ve run into have been supportive,’ superintendent says

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022

Former Jan. 6 investigator John Wood ends independent campaign for US Senate in Missouri

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — John Wood, a former investigator for the House Jan. 6 committee, announced Tuesday that he was ending his independent bid for U.S. Senate in Missouri.

Tribune News Service · Aug 23, 2022

Economy and Society, August 23, 2022: Attorney General ESG push back across the states

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

Ballotpedia · Aug 23, 2022

Groups sue Missouri over new limits on voter registration, absentee ballots

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Two voting-rights groups have sued the state of Missouri in an attempt to block parts of a new law that restrict voter registration efforts and absentee voter outreach.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Aug 23, 2022

Cannabis Prohibitionist Files Lawsuit To Remove Marijuana Legalization From Missouri Ballot, Here's What She Argues

A lawsuit seeking to overturn an initiative to legalize recreational cannabis that would allow sales of marijuana to adults 21 and older was filed Friday in Cole County Circuit Court, reported Missouri Independent.

Benzinga · Aug 23, 2022

How Slaughterhouse-Five Became a Repeated Target of Book Burners

As recently as 2011, a school board in Missouri barred the book from the curriculum and ordered it confined to a special section of the school's library.

Reason · Aug 21, 2022