Missouri government

The judges ruled that two state lawmakers and a lobbyist lacked the right to file suit over the legislation. The tax bill authorized matching funds to help Kansas City build or renovate stadiums for the Chiefs and Royals.

Voters shot down the legislature's Trump-backed congressional map by an overwhelming margin. But some lawmakers aren't ruling out pursuing another stab at new congressional lines.

Republicans still control the Missouri legislature by a solid margin, but they may need Democrats to pass major policy initiatives, such as the state budget.

Republican Rep. Darin Chappell supports legislation to restrict abortion and LGBTQ+ rights. His niece, “Pink Pony Club” singer Chappell Roan, donates to maintain them.

Missouri Democrats flipped the two seats needed in the state Senate as well as 16 seats in the House. Republicans have held at least a two-thirds supermajority in both chambers since 2012.

After losing 16 House seats and their legislative supermajority, some Missouri Republicans blamed their own unpopular agenda while others pointed to national headwinds. Every major policy initiative put before voters by Republicans since Gov. Mike Kehoe took office has gone down to defeat.

The party won nearly every Republican-held district it targeted, scored unexpected victories in GOP strongholds and defended all its own seats.

Democrats won all four countywide races in today’s Jackson County elections. The new Legislature will almost completely turn over on Jan. 1.

Alford easily won reelection in the district that includes portions of the southern and eastern Kansas City metro. Voters used a different map for the general than the primary, after the Missouri and U.S. Supreme Courts ruled Missourians must use the 2022 maps.

Missouri House Speaker Jon Patterson and Democratic state Rep. Keri Ingle are competing for a closely watched state Senate seat representing Lee's Summit and Blue Springs. The race could determine whether Republicans maintain their supermajority in the Missouri Senate.

In the Nov. 3 election, Missouri voters will decide whether 15 judges, including a supreme court justice and appellate court justice, will keep their seats. Here's what to know about the retention process and the judges up for a vote around Kansas City.

Outgoing Missouri House Speaker Jon Patterson and Rep. Keri Ingle are running in a competitive race to represent Lee’s Summit, Blue Springs and other cities in eastern Jackson County. Democrats are targeting the seat in hopes of breaking the state senate’s Republican supermajority.