Missouri House of Representatives

Missouri House Chief Clerk Dana Miller accusing outgoing House Speaker Dean Plocher and his former chief of staff of retaliating against her and trying to get her removed from her job.

Missouri's Republican Party continues to hold a supermajority in both the House of Representatives and Senate. Several Kansas City-area legislators are among the new leadership teams.

Rep. Chris Sander of Lone Jack, Missouri, was one of the only openly gay Republicans in the Missouri legislature. In the statehouse he often felt ostracized from the Republican Party, especially when he voted against high-profile anti-trans bills.

Whether or not Democrats can deny the GOP its veto-proof majority on Tuesday will come down to a handful of districts across the state, including races in Jackson County and Clay County.

Democrats have long enjoyed support from organized labor, but many union members don’t feel a party allegiance any more. In Kansas City's Northland, both Republican Rep. Bill Allen and his opponent, UAW member and Democrat Shirley Mata, hope to win over dissatisfied voters. Plus: The Midwest is going through another drought, but farmers might not be eligible for relief.

In the race to be Missouri's next governor, Democrat Crystal Quade says she'll work across political differences to make Missourians' lives better. She shares her thoughts on issues Missouri voters are concerned with ahead of the November election. Plus: We bring you political headlines from across the metro.

Derron Black, a former Democrat, is running as a Republican for the first time in Missouri’s 9th State Senate District. He says local Democratic leadership has failed to get his community what it needs, and that voters are ready to look elsewhere for help. Community leaders, his incumbent opponent and the area’s voting history say otherwise.

Missouri House Chief Clerk Dana Miller filed a lawsuit in May accusing Dean Plocher and his chief of staff, Rod Jetton, of harassment and intimidation. It stems from disputes that emerged last year over an alleged pay-to-play scheme involving a lucrative software contract.

A Kansas City Democrat on the committee said the move is election year posturing. Multiple studies over the years have debunked the alleged links between undocumented immigrants and violent crime — and research indicates that immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than those born in the U.S.

The presumptive next speaker of the Missouri House, Majority Leader Jon Patterson of Lee's Summit, is determined to keep the Kansas City Chiefs on his side of the state line.

House Chief Clerk Dana Miller accuses Dean Plocher of pushing for the purchase of expensive constituent communication software, because it would mean large donations for his statewide campaign for lieutenant governor.

This year’s Missouri General Assembly session was defined by fighting among factions in the Republican Party amid campaigns for other offices ahead of the November general election. It resulted in a recent low for passing legislation. Most laws are still waiting a signature or veto from Gov. Mike Parson.