Rudi Keller | Missouri Independent

Minutes after Justice Brett Kavanaugh rejected an emergency bid to block a state Supreme Court ruling, a St. Louis federal judge ordered Missouri to use the 2025 districts

Secretary of State Denny Hoskins sought to put the ruling on hold to allow time for an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The court will take up the cases in early September.

Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green ruled quickly in the case that will ultimately be decided by the Missouri Supreme Court.

The coalition says it will target Republican lawmakers who helped repeal voter-approved paid sick leave.

With an early September deadline looming for changes to the Missouri ballot, the chief justice asked for ‘sufficient time for expedited appellate review’ of the complex issues.

After landslide losses for Amendments 4 and 5, the governor is backing a high-stakes abortion measure this fall.

Secretary of State Denny Hoskins forecasts 32% turnout — potentially the highest vote for a primary since 2004 — as nearly $40 million floods Amendments 4 and 5 and outside money reshapes congressional races.

Voters will cast ballots in Missouri's primary election on Tuesday, August 4. No-excuse, in-person absentee voting is available now.

Without a contested statewide candidate primary, Amendments 4 and 5, along with congressional primaries, are the main attractions for voters. If past trends hold up, the controversial ballot measures will add hundreds of thousands of votes to primary totals.