Former Trump adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to mishandling sensitive documents
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and former National Security Advisor John Bolton departs U.S. District Court for the…
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Trump order limiting voting by mail halted by federal court
An election worker processes mail-in ballots for the California state primary election at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center…
Judges block Trump push for Michigan voter info, setting up possible Supreme Court fight
Voters in Grand Rapids, Michigan, cast their ballots during the state’s August 2024 primary. (Photo by Matt Vasilogambros/Stateline) A federal…
Missouri secretary of state sues to close records on redistricting referendum signatures
Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins speaks to reporters May 12 after the Missouri Supreme Court heard arguments on two…
Trump couldn’t send troops to the polls without approval of Congress under Dem bill
Voters fill out their ballots at a Sioux Falls polling place during the South Dakota primary election on June 2,…
Missouri state education board selects interim commissioner amid leadership shakeup
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will be led by education consultant and former department official Stacey Preis…
Fate of Missouri bill on gas station slot machines could turn on GOP primary results
State Rep. Bill Hardwick, a Republican from Dixon, sponsored a bill authorizing slot machines licensed by the Missouri Lottery that…
Gambling companies pour campaign money into fight over Missouri video lottery bill
Sen. Jason Bean, a Republican from Holcomb, is one of the Legislature’s most visible supporters of a bill to allow…
PortKC’s oversight failures are now Missouri lawmakers’ problem
In June 2025, I wrote that PortKC, Kansas City’s ubiquitous subsidy-granting agency, was too powerful, too poorly run, and subject…
Childcare centers across Missouri grapple with staff retention issues
As more discussions about supplying adequate, affordable childcare are had across the state, childcare centers continue to struggle with staff…
Missouri courts keep rewriting ballot language as fights over direct democracy intensify
As Missouri secretary of state, Denny Hoskins is often responsible for reducing complicated ballot measures to a few sentences voters…
Missouri vape recall exposes dispute over cannabis testing rules
When Missouri cannabis regulators recalled hundreds of marijuana vape pens last month, the Kansas City-based manufacturer said the issue was…
Judge halts provisions of new Missouri voting law about giving help
A judge has issued a preliminary injunction halting parts of a new Missouri law that puts limits on what can…
Schmitt pays $75,000 for ad during Chiefs game to close out Missouri Senate race
On Sunday evening, the Kansas City Chiefs will host the Tennessee Titans in a game essential to both teams’ hopes…
Ballot measures put state investments, National Guard before voters
In the first four months of Missouri’s fiscal year, the state earned $42.8 million in interest for the general revenue…
Missouri hospital that denied emergency abortion is being investigated by federal officials
The federal government, not state political leaders, initiated an investigation of the care Freeman Health Services in Joplin provided after a denying…