Sarah Kellogg
Statehouse and Politics Reporter, STLPRSarah Kellogg is St. Louis Public Radio’s Statehouse and Politics Reporter, taking on the position in August 2021. Sarah is from the St. Louis area and even served as a newsroom intern for St. Louis Public Radio back in 2015.
Before covering the Missouri Statehouse, she spent several years in Little Rock, Arkansas, serving as both the morning host and state politics reporter for KUAR. As politics reporter, Sarah covered not only the Arkansas legislative sessions, but also statewide and city politics.
Sarah graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism, earning both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees, which included covering the 2018 Missouri Legislative Session for KBIA.
Now living as a townie in her former college town, Sarah enjoys watching movies at her local indie cinema, taking frequent trips to St. Louis, crocheting and spending time with her cat Lunch.
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The Missouri legislature has yet to act on data centers, with one bill on the topic only getting a House hearing last year. Gov. Mike Kehoe has repeatedly touted the benefits of building data centers in the state. -
The lawsuit accuses Secretary of State Denny Hoskins of trying to influence elections and conspiring to make up a whistleblower complaint. Another lawsuit filed against Hoskins accuses him of breaking state law in his actions around the congressional map referendum. -
Missouri's Secretary of State informed local election authorities on Thursday to use the 2022 map, a reversal of his previous directions to election clerks. -
According to Gov. Mike Kehoe, Trump's approval of the disaster declaration means that FEMA's Public Assistance Program will be available for the nine counties affected by the flooding. -
The Missouri Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on a trio of cases on referendums, including whether residents can vote on a congressional map. If it allows the measure to move forward for November, it could put in jeopardy Republicans’ plan to push out Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II. -
Passed during a special session of the Missouri legislature in 2025, the law allows the state to help pay for new stadiums or renovations for professional teams like the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals. -
The law mirrors rules implemented by Attorney General Catherine Hanaway last year. As a result of those rules, Pornhub has already shut down operations in the state. -
Earlier this month, Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins rejected a proposed referendum on the congressional redistricting map state lawmakers passed last year. -
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. -
Gov. Mike Kehoe has been pushing to phase-out the state's income tax, and now voters will get to decide in Tuesday's election. But Amendment 5 leaves many unknowns: How will the legislature will expand sales and use taxes? Will the change actually spur more business?
