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...
By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
• January 7, 2021
For as long as Missouri has had voter registration, there has been no requirement that people choose a political party as part of the process.
That means every primary is open to every voter. Every...
By Jason Hancock, Missouri Independent
• January 6, 2021
With COVID-19 continuing to spread across the state, Missouri lawmakers convene at noon Wednesday to begin the 101st General Assembly.
It is certain to be a session like no other.
Questions surrounding...
Doug Beck will bring his emphasis on working-class issues and unions to Jefferson City next year to represent South County, but this time he will be in the state Senate instead of the House of Representatives.
Beck,...
By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
• November 5, 2020
Missouri voters on Tuesday repealed a constitutional amendment they enacted in 2018 that would have required legislative districts be drawn to ensure partisan fairness.
They replaced it with one that...
Missouri officially has a law on the books that establishes the crime of vehicular hijacking for carjacking crimes, passed by the Missouri General Assembly this legislative session as part of a broader...
When Columbia resident Ricky Reeves was killed in a four-vehicle crash on Interstate 70 last month, his death appeared to be the latest statistic in a well-documented line of motorcycle-related deaths...
JEFFERSON CITY — The special session on crime ended unexpectedly when the Missouri House voted to adjourn without taking up three of the session’s five crime bills.
Two bills had passed both chambers...
Despite an unusual legislative session this year in Jefferson City that was abbreviated due to the coronavirus pandemic, one South County representative’s legislation addressing cameras in nursing homes...
Two newcomers to public office will contend in the Republican primaries Aug. 4 for the chance to run in November for the 1st District Missouri Senate seat currently held by Sen. Scott Sifton, D-Affton,...
