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Lutheran High South, a private school in Affton, breaks ground on its new Center for the Arts May 3. Those in attendance included U.S. Congresswoman Ann Wagner, R-Ballwin.

Lutheran High South breaks ground on multimillion Center for the Arts

By Jeremy Housewright, For The Call May 23, 2023

After beginning development in 2018, Lutheran High School South in Affton broke ground on the $18 million Lutheran South Center for the Arts May 3. The anticipated completion date is fall 2024. Head...

Roy Blunt and Ann Wagner posing with a Ulysses S. Grant actor.

Wagner, Blunt announce Grant Bicentennial Act to honor former president

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter November 26, 2021

Rep. Ann Wagner and Sen. Roy Blunt announced Sept. 17 a bill to posthumously name Ulysses S. Grant General of the Armies of the United States, the highest rank possible in the U.S. Army. The announcement...

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.

Trump should ‘absolutely not’ be blamed for U.S. Capitol riots, Gov. Parson says

By Jason Hancock, Missouri Independent January 9, 2021

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson expressed dismay Wednesday at news that a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol to derail the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. But he said people should...

Police confront pro-Trump rioters at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 (photo by Alex Kent).

Insurrection at the U.S. Capitol: Pro-Trump rioters storm inside

By Laura Olson, Missouri Independent January 8, 2021

By Laura Olson and Ariana Figueroa A violent mob derailed the typically routine process of Congress certifying the presidential election results on Wednesday, with the House of Representatives and Senate...

Then a candidate for Senate, Sen. Josh Hawley speaks at a campaign stop in Ballwin, Missouri in 2018. Hawley went on to defeat incumbent Claire McCaskill, a Democrat., receiving 51.43 percent of the vote compared to McCaskill’s 45.47 percent. Photos by Erin Achenbach.

Majority of Missouri congressional delegation was set to object to Joe Biden’s victory

By Laura Olson, Missouri Independent January 8, 2021

By Ariana Figueroa and Laura Olson Editor’s note: This article was first published Wednesday morning, ahead of the vote certification and riot at the U.S. Capitol. The final step in a turmoil-filled...

U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner.

Ann Wagner bucks Missouri GOP colleagues on electoral vote objections

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent January 6, 2021

U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner on Monday became the first Republican in the Missouri congressional delegation to say publicly that she will oppose attempts to object to the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s...

Cori Bush celebrates her shocking upset over Rep. Lacy Clay in the August 2020 Democratic primary.

A record number of women will serve in the 117th Congress, including at least 51 women of color

By Sharon Austin, University of Florida Professor November 24, 2020

Women will gain at least 14 seats in the 117th Congress, setting a new record for female representation. In 2018, the nation elected 127 women – and 48 women of color – to the House and Senate....

State Sen. Jill Schupp, left, and U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner, right.

Ann Wagner prevails over Jill Schupp to hold on to St. Louis-area Congressional seat

By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent November 4, 2020

Republican U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner will continue representing Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District for another two years, defeating Democratic state Sen. Jill Schupp on Tuesday night in a race that has...

State Sen. Jill Schupp, left, and U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner, right.

Take our poll: Will you be voting to re-elect U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner?

October 26, 2020

  For more coverage of U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner's re-election race versus Missouri Sen. Jill Schupp, see the candidates' Call questionnaires.

Sen. Dan Hegeman, R-Cosby, speaks to members of the Missouri Press Association about Amendment 3 in January 2020, the same day that debate on the Senate resolution for the amendment began.

Amendment 3 reverts redistricting change voters approved in Clean Missouri

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor October 23, 2020

Voters will consider two amendments to the Missouri Constitution in the election Tuesday, Nov. 3, highlighted by Amendment 3, a partial rerun of the Clean Missouri amendment approved by voters in November...

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