Missouri Senate

A top initiative from Gov. Mike Kehoe is in trouble as House Budget Committee considers the chairman’s spending plan, which also has less for state employees pay raises and $139 million for earmarks.

Lawmakers are once again pushing for Missouri to join more than 30 other states that have enacted protections against frivolous litigation aimed at silencing free speech.

Republican incumbent Mike Moon will face Democrat Ron Monnig on November 5.

Moon has served in that position since 2020. He'll face Democrat Ron Monnig in November.

Republicans Mike Moon (incumbent) and Susan Haralson will face off in the August 6 Primary. The lone Democrat for the seat is Ron Monnig.

Amendment 4 affects local funding and state oversight for Kansas City police. Supporters say "adequate funding is needed" to keep this big-city community safe, but the mayor of Kansas City since 2019, Quinton Lucas, opposes the proposed amendment because it "takes power" from local officials. KSMU’s Gregory Holman has this interview.

Meeting members of the Springfield Mayor’s Commission for Children on Tuesday morning, Democratic State Rep. Crystal Quade and Republican State Sen. Lincoln Hough recapped the latest lawmaking session in Jefferson City. Amid the conversation, they covered what legislators accomplished this year — and what they didn’t.

With GOP leaders barring amendments to a 153-page education bill approved by the Senate earlier this year, the House mustered just enough votes Thursday to pass the wide-ranging education bill that includes money to boost teacher salaries.

Republican control of the General Assembly is not in danger, but persistent GOP infighting will play out in Senate primaries around the state.

Factional warfare marks passage of Republican Party as Freedom Caucus members denounce leadership for stripping out provisions labeled "ballot candy."