New legislation would repeal a 2015 law that prevents those who were found guilty or pleaded guilty to a felony from running for local or statewide office

Hours of secretly recorded videos and phone calls have offered a rare glimpse into how the longest-serving legislative leader in American history operated behind closed doors. As the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan stretches into its third month,

St. Louis County, gave a farewell address to Congress on Thursday. Bush lost the Democratic primary earlier this year to St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell, who was backed by pro-Israel groups.

A Missouri representative is proposing a repeal of a state law that currently prevents citizens with a felony history from running for a state office.

The party made no gains in the Legislature, ending the election with 52 seats in t House and 10 of 34 seats in the state Senate.

Missouri Democrats will keep three of the party’s four top leaders in place for the next two years despite an election result where the party lost every statewide race and failed to make gains in the General Assembly.

Not only did Democratic candidates get blown out in statewide contests for governor and the U.S. Senate, the party failed to gain any ground in the Missouri General Assembly. The election showed that the party continues to falter in rural and exurban areas.

A Missouri lawmaker's new proposal could set the stage for merging St. Louis City and St. Louis County into a single governing entity.

Missouri business groups have sued to block the voter-approved Proposition A, which increases the state's minimum wage and mandates paid sick leave.

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In 2019, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled that the Kansas Constitution protects the right to abortion, a decision that set the state up as a beacon of abortion access as other states banned the procedure after the U.S. Supreme Court ended the federal right to terminate a pregnancy three years later.

GOP lawmakers want to alter the way state supreme court justices are selected or elected. Some conservative causes in the states, notably abortion bans, have been undermined by court rulings.