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South St. Louis County News

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Rick Stream, Jay Ashcroft and Jim Murphy field questions from the audience at an election integrity town hall Feb. 19.

STL legislators host election integrity town hall

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter March 30, 2022

State Reps. Jim Murphy and Michael O’Donnell, both R-Oakville, hosted a town hall Feb. 19 to allow citizens to ask questions about the election process and the state’s efforts to keep elections fair. The...

Acting Police Chief Kenneth Gregory speaks at a crime town hall Oct. 30, 2021. He is joined by Reps. Jim Murphy and Michael ODonnell, County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell and South County Precinct Commander Jim Schneider.

Election integrity town hall rescheduled for Saturday

February 15, 2022

State Reps. Jim Murphy and Michael O’Donnell, both R-Oakville, are holding a town hall meeting to give Missourians a chance to learn about the state’s efforts to protect the voting process. The...

Jay Ashcroft won’t seek GOP nomination for Missouri Senate seat

By Jason Hancock, Missouri Independent March 12, 2021

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft announced Wednesday he will not run for the U.S. Senate in 2022. “After intense, prayerful consideration (my wife and I) have decided to remain devoted to the...

Republican Sen. Roy Blunt, announced his retirement March 8, and said that he would not seek re-election to his seat in 2022. Former State Sen. Scott Sifton, a Democrat, said earlier this year that he would be running for Blunts seat next year, although it is unclear who his Republican challenger might be.

Blunt announcement that he won’t run again in 2022 will likely spark crowded GOP Senate primary

By Jason Hancock, Missouri Independent March 11, 2021

U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt announced Monday he will not seek a third term, a shock to Missouri’s political system that could set off a scrum to replace him next year. In a message posted on social media, Blunt...

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

Gov. Mike Parson promised to work on behalf of all Missourians after being sworn in for his first full term Jan. 11 — though he didn’t mention in the speech specific items he hopes to achieve in the...

Voters check in to cast their ballots at the Sunset Hills Community Center during the April 2019 municipal election.

November election results certified by Missouri canvassers, including Ashcroft

December 8, 2020

The Missouri Board of State Canvassers, composed of Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, Judge Patricia Joyce and Judge Jon Beetem, certified the results Tuesday of the Nov. 3 general election. Missouri voters...

Voters check in to cast their ballots at the Sunset Hills Community Center during the April 2019 municipal election.

Judge throws out Nov. 3 ballot language on Amendment 3, says it misleads on Clean Missouri

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor August 17, 2020

This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates.  A judge in Cole County struck down ballot language placed on the November ballot by Republican Missouri lawmakers for Amendment 3, calling the...

Voters check in to cast their ballots at the Sunset Hills Community Center during the April 2019 municipal election.

League of Women Voters, NAACP file lawsuit to expand absentee voting during coronavirus

April 17, 2020

The Missouri chapters of the League of Women Voters and the NAACP joined together to file a lawsuit Friday hoping to expand absentee voting in the state due to the coronavirus outbreak. Most states allow...

Rep. David Gregory addresses the Tesson Ferry Republican Club in July 2018.

Secretary of state warns of online misinformation with South County GOP legislators

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter November 26, 2019

Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft joined local legislators for a town hall last month, discussing online misinformation, medical marijuana, election security, the 2019 legislative session and more. Reps....

From left to right: 94th District candidates Jim Murphy and Jean Pretto and 95th District candidates Michael ODonnell and Mike Walter at the candidate forum Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018 at Mehlville High School in St. Louis. Murphy and ODonnell both went on to be elected as representatives of their respective districts.

Area legislators set a legislative town hall

October 9, 2019

Three of the area’s state legislators are joining forces for a legislative town hall next week. Rep. Jim Murphy, R-Oakville; Rep. David Gregory, R-Sunset Hills; and Rep. Michael O’Donnell, R-Oakville,...

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