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l DeWitt III, president of the St. Louis Cardinals, foreground, testifies in favor of sports wagering alongside Todd George, executive vice president of Penn National Gaming, center, and Jeremy Kudon, president of the Sports Betting Alliance, during a legislative hearing in February 2024. Photo by Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent.

Sports wagering, minimum wage hike headed for November vote in Missouri

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
August 14, 2024
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft announcing a lawsuit Aug. 1 against President Joe Biden’s 2021 executive order for federal agencies to promote voting. Photo by Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent.

Statewide officials scramble to grab attention in homestretch of Missouri primary campaign

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
August 5, 2024
State Sen. Bill Eigel, left, and Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft. Image courtesy of Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent.

Republican candidates trade barbs in Missouri gubernatorial primary debate

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
July 25, 2024
Gov. Mike Parson discusses his plans for the coming fiscal year’s budget Thursday following groundbreaking for a new multiagency state laboratory in Jefferson City. Photo by Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson says he plans to veto hundreds of earmarked spending items

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
July 4, 2024
Missouri candidates wait to file for office Feb. 27 at the Secretary of State’s office in Jefferson City. Late withdrawals mean filing will reopen Tuesday in a handful of districts (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent).

Late withdrawals mean more time to file for lieutenant governor, other Missouri offices

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
April 2, 2024
Pictured above, then-Rep. Doug Beck, D-Affton, left, and Rep. Sarah Unsicker, D-Shrewsbury, right, discuss the highs and the lows of the 2019 legislative session during a town hall meeting at the Affton Elks Lodge.

State representative shunned by Democrats launches campaign for Missouri governor

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
January 19, 2024
The Missouri State Capitol building in Jefferson City.

Missouri bill would shift sales tax collection to car dealers

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
May 24, 2023
The Missouri State Capitol building in Jefferson City.

Missouri budget negotiations conclude with I-70 expansion, child care funding intact

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
May 5, 2023
The Missouri State Capitol building in Jefferson City.

Missouri Senate approves $50B budget plan after divisive diversity debate

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
May 1, 2023
Sen. Andrew Koenig, R-15th District, speaks at the Tesson Ferry Republican Club in summer 2018.

Senator Andrew Koenig tests positive for COVID-19: Fighting public-health orders, he said risking COVID is ‘my choice’

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
January 28, 2021
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson addresses the crowd gathered outside the state Capitol for his inauguration on Jan. 11, 2021 (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent).

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson reflects on tumult of 2020 at start of first full term

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
January 20, 2021
Rep. Jim Murphy, R-Oakville, pictured above, and Rep. David Gregory, R-Sunset Hills, hosted a food distribution event at Mehlville High School in September.

After voting not to require masks, Missouri House shuts down due to COVID-19 outbreak

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
January 20, 2021
Then-Senate candidate and now Sen. Josh Hawley speaks at a campaign stop in Ballwin, Missouri, on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018. Hawley defeated incumbent Sen. Claire McCaskill in November 2018, receiving 51.43 percent of the vote compared to McCaskill’s 45.47 percent. Photos by Erin Achenbach.

Josh Hawley’s woes grow as another major backer abandons him

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
January 11, 2021
Then-Senate candidate and now Sen. Josh Hawley speaks at a “Stop Schumer, Fire Claire” tour stop in Ballwin, Missouri on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018. Hawley defeated incumbent Sen. Claire McCaskill in November 2018, receiving 51.43 percent of the vote compared to McCaskill’s 45.47 percent. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

Josh Hawley’s major donor calls for him to be censured by the U.S. Senate

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
January 10, 2021
Lawmakers renew push for party registration, closed Missouri primaries

Lawmakers renew push for party registration, closed Missouri primaries

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
January 7, 2021
U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner.

Ann Wagner bucks Missouri GOP colleagues on electoral vote objections

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
January 6, 2021
The Missouri State Capitol building in Jefferson City.

South County lawmakers join Giuliani in calls to investigate voter fraud

By Tessa Weinberg and Rudi Keller
January 5, 2021
Rudy Giuliani, personal attorney for President Donald Trump, testifies via Zoom to the Missouri House special committee on government oversight (screenshot via House Communications).

After testy Giuliani debate, Missouri bill supported by South County GOP lawmakers casting doubt on Biden victory dies

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
December 29, 2020
An Ameren spokesperson helps residents find where they live on a map and their proximity to the project at a 2018 open house. The project is scheduled to be complete by winter 2021. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

Does utilities’ help for Missourians during pandemic mean rates will increase?

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
November 21, 2020
Gov. Mike Parson tweeted this photo of himself without a mask speaking to a group of mostly maskless Republican senators in November 2020, including Sen. Andrew Koenig and Sen. Paul Wieland.

Gov. Parson reiterates opposition to statewide mask mandate in Missouri

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
November 20, 2020
‘Code Sunshine’ is a welcome birthday gift: After being admitted for COVID-19 to Mercy Hospital South on his daughter’s birthday, April 2, Bill finally went home last week with his wife, Lynn – on his own 68th birthday. Bill, a COVID-19 patient who only wanted to provide his first name, spent three weeks at Mercy Hospital South, with a week on a ventilator and two weeks in intensive care.

Missouri hospitals plead with Parson for statewide mask order

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
November 19, 2020
In a photo tweeted by Gov. Mike Parson, Parson speaks at a Branson retreat in November 2020 to Missouri senators who were not wearing masks including, second from right, Sen. Andrew Koenig, R-Manchester, who represents Sunset Hills, and third from right, Sen. Paul Wieland, R-Imperial, who represents Arnold.

Special session postponed after COVID-19 outbreak; GOP senators resist wearing masks

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
November 17, 2020
‘Code Sunshine’ is a welcome birthday gift: After being admitted for COVID-19 to Mercy Hospital South on his daughter’s birthday, April 2, Bill finally went home in late April with his wife, Lynn – on his own 68th birthday. Bill, a COVID-19 patient who only wanted to provide his first name, spent three weeks at Mercy Hospital South, with a week on a ventilator and two weeks in intensive care.

St. Louis County weighs new COVID-19 restrictions as cases set new peaks

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
November 9, 2020
The Missouri State Capitol building in Jefferson City.

Missouri lawmakers return with $1.3 billion COVID package on agenda

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
November 5, 2020
Voters repeal Clean Missouri redistricting plan they enacted in 2018

Voters repeal Clean Missouri redistricting plan they enacted in 2018

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
November 5, 2020
Gov. Mike Parson speaks during an Oct. 27, 2020, campaign stop in Columbia. (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent)

[Photo] Mike Parson defeats Nicole Galloway in race for Missouri governor

By Tessa Weinberg, Missouri Independent
November 4, 2020
Attorney General Eric Schmitt speaks during an Oct. 27, 2020, campaign stop in Columbia. (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent)

[Photo] Eric Schmitt defeats Rich Finneran in Missouri attorney general race

By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent
November 4, 2020
State Sen. Andrew Koenig, left, and Rep. Deb Lavender, right.

Koenig wins re-election as Missouri Republicans maintain supermajorities in House and Senate

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
November 4, 2020
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