Sarah Kellogg
Sarah Kellogg is a first year graduate student at the University of Missouri studying public affairs reporting. She spent her undergraduate days as a radio/television major and reported for KBIA. In addition to reporting shifts, Sarah also hosted KBIA’s weekly education show Exam, was an afternoon newscaster and worked on the True/False podcast. Growing up, Sarah listened to episodes of Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me! with her parents during long car rides. It’s safe to say she was destined to end up in public radio.
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The 62-year-old St. Louis native, who served as Missouri’s lieutenant governor and as a state senator, took the oath of office around noon on Monday. -
For the first time since 2018, Missouri lawmakers will work with a new governor. While outgoing Gov. Mike Parson pushed a more budget-focused agenda, Gov.-elect Mike Kehoe already has established policy goals. -
Gov. Mike Parson is leaving office in January after more than six and a half years in the job. -
State lawmakers passed legislation in 2022 that established a photo ID requirement at the polls. -
Karla Eslinger, who served the past four years as a Missouri state senator, passed on a second term. She began her tenure as commissioner of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in June. -
Of the statewide races in Missouri this election, the gubernatorial contest is the closest, according to polling, but Republican Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe had a commanding 10% lead over Democratic state Rep. Crystal Quade. -
An August poll by SLU/YouGov has Republicans leading every statewide race for the Nov. 5 election. -
According to the August SLU/YouGov Poll, Republicans have a lead in every statewide race. -
Only one budget veto issued by Missouri Gov. Mike Parson faced an attempted override. Lawmakers ultimately left Wednesday without overriding anything. -
Missouri Supreme Court judges overturned Cole County Judge Christopher Limbaugh’s decision to remove the proposed constitutional amendment from the Nov. 5 ballot.
