Rudi Keller
Rudi Keller covers the state budget, energy and the legislature for the Missouri Independent. He’s spent 22 of his 30 years in journalism covering Missouri government and politics, most recently as the news editor of the Columbia Daily Tribune. Keller has won awards for spot news and investigative reporting.
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Republicans have won a supermajority in the Missouri legislature in seven consecutive elections. But this November, they're defending narrowly won suburban seats, as Democrats look for signs of an opening in rural Missouri. -
Thirteen donors flagged in federal letters appear nearly 5,700 times in the Missouri senator’s reports, highlighting questions about recurring online contributions. The totals for each donor range from just over the donation limit of $3,500 to more than $10,500. -
With voting already underway, Missouri GOP leaders are now organizing efforts for a “yes” vote on Proposition A, a referendum on the 2025 redistricting map, and a “no” vote on Amendment 6, which would restrict the ability of lawmakers to change measures enacted by initiative petition. -
Opponents of Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map are asking the justices to block a federal ruling requiring its use as voting begins. -
The 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals is deciding whether to order the November election to be held in the same district lines used for the primary. The Missouri Supreme Court ruled a referendum made that map, drawn in 2025 to benefit Republicans, has no legal effect. -
Secretary of State Denny Hoskins wants the 8th Circuit Court to restore the redrawn, GOP-favoring congressional districts and toss out the ballot referendum challenging the map. But county clerks argued that any more changes to the November election would require delays, massive costs and voter confusion. -
Instead of defending the state high court’s ruling that a referendum on redistricting means using the congressional map from 2024, Catherine Hanaway’s office is asking for a reversal. -
Secretary of State Denny Hoskins is appealing the order to use the same congressional maps as 2024 to the U.S. Supreme Court. State law sets Tuesday as the deadline for changes to the Nov. 3 ballot.
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Missouri's highest court will hear arguments Wednesday over whether voters can challenge the congressional map, with decades of constitutional rulings offering clues to how the judges may approach the case. Republicans have prevailed in every case around gerrymandering so far. -
The state's highest court will hear arguments over two consequential initiatives on Sept. 2, just days before the deadline to finalize the November ballot. A circuit court judge ruled both proposals were unconstitutional.
