Despite the backing of Gov. Mike Kehoe, proposed constitutional amendments that would have made it more difficult for citizens to change the constitution and start the process of eliminating the state income tax were overwhelmingly rejected by Missouri voters.

Of the seven races a Democratic campaigning organization has targeted to hold or flip in Kansas, six are in the Kansas City area.

After landslide losses for Amendments 4 and 5, the governor is backing a high-stakes abortion measure this fall.

The Stop the Ban campaign has raised more than $6.5 million. The leading political action committee on the other side, called Her Health, Her Future PAC, has raised just over $1 million as of last week.

Kansas last elected a Democratic U.S. senator in 1932. Experts say Adam Hamilton's win is a "long shot," although he outraised U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall in the last quarter.

Democrats are on the ballot in nearly 97% of Missouri races this year, a stronger showing than the party has had in decades.

While Republicans are considering how they want to approach tax cuts as well as making it harder to amend the constitution, Democrats plan to use the Republican lawmakers' support of 4 and 5 against them.

A federal grand jury indictment accuses LeVota of trying to convince a candidate for the Jackson County executive race to withdraw, in exchange for positions in county government. LeVota called a news conference denying the allegations.

The Respect Missouri Voters campaign submitted more than 330,000 signatures for an amendment that would limit lawmakers from repealing or changing laws approved through the initiative process. Secretary of State Denny Hoskins rejected the petition Tuesday while also replacing the ballot title he already certified.

The federal government's purchase of the CoreCivic-operated ICE detention center in Leavenworth is raising questions about whether the city will maintain the same level of oversight it established before the facility reopened.

Voters in Johnson and Miami counties and much of northern, western and southeastern Kansas chose Republican candidates for the general election in November. Five incumbents decided not to run for reelection, setting up a fight for political control.

Davids fended off a primary challenge from Sarah Preu, a technology and communications professional from Fairway. She'll face Republican Eric Jenkins, a former Shawnee City Council member, in November.