2022 election
Authors of Missouri’s abortion ‘trigger law’ win competitive Senate primaries(The Center Square) – Two members of the House of Representatives who championed the trigger law to end abortion in Missouri convincingly won competitive primary races for Senate… Read More
2022 election
Missouri AG Schmitt decisively wins Republican nomination for U.S. Senate(The Center Square) – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt won the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate on Tuesday in convincing fashion, doubling the number of votes of… Read More
2022 election
Republicans lead Congressional ballot as Biden dips below Trump, Carter’s approval rating(The Center Square) – Republicans have a sizable edge over Democrats as the midterm elections draw closer, according to a new poll.Updated CBS News’ Battleground Tracker … Read More
2022 election
Trump endorses ‘ERIC’ for Missouri U.S. Senate seat in race with three Erics(The Center Square) – Two Republican candidates vying for the seat of retiring Missouri U.S. Senator Roy Blunt publicly claimed the endorsement of former President Donald Trump on Monday… Read More
2022 election
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft: Missourians can trust their elections to be safe, secure and credibleJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – With the highly anticipated primary elections underway, Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft says Missouri is one of the nation’s leaders in election integrity thanks to… Read More
Politics
Two out-of-state campaigns that spent millions expected to fall short on signatures to get initiative petitions on the ballotJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Two campaigns that dumped millions of dollars into Missouri to get recreational marijuana and ranked-choice voting (RCV) on the November ballot will come up short… Read More
2022 election
Former Democratic judges declare invasion, now run for reelection as Republicans in Texas border communities(The Center Square) – Two life-long Democrats are now running for judicial reelection as Republicans in Texas border communities. Both women say they are fighting against the Biden administration’s… Read More
State Government
Marine veteran and retired KCPD Sgt. Eben Hall running for state representative in Missouri District 38CLAY COUNTY, Mo. – Marine veteran and retired police Sgt. Eben Hall is running for state representative in Missouri House District 38 in Clay County, vowing to support law… Read More
2022 election
Poll shows 10% undecided in Illinois governor’s race focused on inflation, crime(The Center Square) – Recent polling highlights where potential voters stand when looking ahead to the gubernatorial election and whether or not voters would support a J.B. Pritzker presidential… Read More
State Government
Mazzie Boyd running for HD 2 on pro-small business and pro-Second Amendment PlatformJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Former Trump White House aide Mazzie Boyd is running for Missouri state representative on a platform of reducing taxes, bolstering small businesses and protecting citizens’… Read More
Education
Build Our Bench initiative sets its sights on April 2023 school board electionsCLAY COUNTY, Mo. – With Missouri’s primary elections right around the corner, the Build Our Bench (BOB) initiative has turned its sights on what’s to come in April of… Read More
State Government
Kansas House candidate Mike Thompson – not the one you think – is a new voice of experience for Wyandotte CountyKansas House candidate Mike Thompson has done more things in his life than Forrest Gump. Gas pumper. Railroad man. Shipyard man. Sailor. Navy Seal. Army chaplain. Hospital chaplain. Welder. Read More
Politics
PRESS RELEASE: Republican Congressmen Waltz and Pfluger, Raptor PAC, Endorse Taylor Burks for CongressCOLUMBIA, Mo. – On Monday, Taylor Burks announced he has received the endorsement of Republican Congressmen August Pfluger (TX-11) and Mike Waltz (FL-6). He has also secured… Read More
Politics
JC Crossley to be Republican candidate for Lee’s Summit House seatJC Crossley has filed to run as a Republican for state representative in Lee’s Summit. Without a primary challenger, he is the de facto Republican nominee for November’s General… Read More
Politics
State Rep. Rusty Black running for Senate District 12, cites strong agricultural background, lifelong ties to regionCHILLICOTHE, Mo. – State Rep. Rusty Black is running to represent Missouri Senate District 12 in northwest Missouri on a platform of bolstering agriculture and pursuing education reform. Read More
2022 election, Biden administration, Politics
Democrats face ‘greater-than-average loss of seats’ in November, report says(The Center Square) – Newly released polling data shows several key markers don’t look good for Democrats, even as the Biden administration works overtime to rebuff criticism over soaring… Read More
State Government
One month to voter registration deadline for Missouri’s primaryThe voter registration deadline for Missouri’s 2022 primary election is one month away. Those who wish to vote in-person must be registered by July 6. Registration is possible online,… Read More
State Government
Possible school election bribery case not big enough for a local Kansas prosecutor. Will the attorney general step in?A local prosecutor won’t touch the case, but the Kansas Attorney General’s office may investigate whether a school superintendent attempted to bribe district employees into voting for a… Read More
State Government
Highest rate of Missouri state senators facing primary challengers since 2014Six of the nine Missouri state senators running for re-election—all Republicans—face contested primaries. That equals 67% of incumbents seeking re-election, the highest rate since 2014. This is also the… Read More
State Government
Longtime Missouri resident Kenneth Abram to run for State RepresentativeLifelong Missourian Kenneth Abram has announced his bid for State Representative in St. Louis County. The district includes the cities of Lemay, Affton, Bella Villa and Mehlville. Running as… Read More