Rudi Keller | Missouri Independent

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.

Denny Hoskins denied a request for records detailing his action on a batch of signatures he withheld from the verification work of local election authorities. He’s asking the Cole County Circuit Court to back up his decision that the records are closed because of an ongoing lawsuit.

The renewal has long been a safe bet, but supporters fear anti-sales-tax messaging around Amendment 5 could spill over.

Voters in 28 counties were assigned to new districts under the plan intended to boost GOP chances in the 5th District.

Scott Fitzpatrick says Missouri must bring spending in line with tax collections or risk emergency reductions to state services

Opponents contend the measure would violate a ban on constitutional amendments including more than one subject. They also argue the ballot summary is misleading and should be changed.

A guide to the statewide questions that could appear on the August and November ballots.

Lawmakers must finish work on spending bills for the coming fiscal year by Friday. The Independent has identified more than 150 small appropriations added by lawmakers, at a cost of $348 million, in the proposals from the Missouri House and state Senate.

Only one state Senate Democrat spoke during the Wednesday night debate on eliminating the income tax. House Minority Leader Ashley Aune said members instead should ‘fight to the end’ to stop the Republican proposal.