Rudi Keller | Missouri Independent

The ethics committee spent nearly five hours in a closed hearing Wednesday and the chairman says it will wait for a response from state Rep. Jeremy Dean before issuing a report.

Max Calfo, defeated in the 2024 primary, has obtained Georgia court records showing state Rep. Michael Costlow pleaded guilty to a felony in 2008. Calfo says that triggers a Missouri law disqualifying Costlow from office.

As federal pandemic aid runs out, the state general revenue fund must pick up the difference. But the massive surplus is dwindling, and tax receipts show no growth.

State Senate Democratic Leader Doug Beck says Gov. Kehoe should not have authorized a deployment just hours before the federal shutdown.

Gov. Mike Kehoe defends the bill as properly drafted, while the ACLU of Missouri and Democrats opposed to the plan say the listing is a fatal flaw.

Honesty Bishop, a transgender woman, was held in solitary confinement for six years after being assaulted by her cellmate at Jefferson City Correctional Center.

The Missouri Supreme Court is questioning whether it should be the tribunal to hear the appeal of a Jackson County decision blocking enforcement of most Missouri abortion laws and regulations.

Gov. Mike Kehoe approved the tax cut expected to reduce revenues by $340 million annually even as he has been warning of future state funding shortfalls.

Already facing a difficult financial future, the state would have to choose whether to continue services or reduce spending for Medicaid, food aid and other programs.