Challenge to voter ID law heading for appeal to Missouri Supreme …
Nov 27, 2024 · A challenge to Missouri’s voter ID law will proceed to the state Supreme Court following a Cole County decision upholding the 2022 legislation, opponents said Tuesday.. The decision by Circuit Judge Jon Beetem found the individual voters and organizations that sued — the Missouri NAACP and the League of Women Voters — were unable to show they had been harmed by the application of the law ...
Josh Hawley defeats Lucas Kunce in Missouri U.S. Senate race
Nov 5, 2024 · OZARK — U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley won a second term on Tuesday, cruising to victory over a well-financed rival in a state that hasn’t elected a Democrat to statewide office since 2018.. Hawley defeated Marine veteran Lucas Kunce 56% to 42% in final, unofficial results.
For activists who wanted more from Missouri abortion …
Nov 25, 2024 · Less than 24 hours after voters approved Amendment 3, Planned Parenthood Great Plains and Planned Parenthood Great Rivers, two leaders in the campaign behind the amendment, sued the state in the hopes of quickly bringing back abortion access to statewide clinics. The Planned Parenthoods did not respond to any of the specific concerns outlined in the “What’s Next” plan.
Fire erupts in southeast Missouri at one of world’s largest lithium …
Oct 30, 2024 · Smoke billows out of the collapsed roof at Critical Mineral Recovery’s lithium-ion battery recycling plant near Fredericktown, Missouri. Nearby residents were instructed to stay inside or — if they were in the immediate vicinity — evacuate after a fire broke out at the facility Wednesday (Madison County 911).
Missouri Supreme Court voted 4-3 to keep abortion on ballot, …
Sep 20, 2024 · The decision to keep a constitutional amendment legalizing abortion on the November statewide ballot was decided by a narrowly-divided Missouri Supreme Court, according to opinions released Friday.. The majority opinion was written by Judge Paul Wilson, with Chief Justice Mary Russell, Judge Robin Ransom and Judge Brent Powell concurring.
Denny Hoskins wins race to become Missouri’s next secretary of …
Nov 5, 2024 · Republican state Sen. Denny Hoskins will be Missouri’s next chief election official, defeating Democratic state Rep. Barbara Phifer. With all precincts reporting, the final, unofficial tally showed Hoskins defeated Phifer 58% to 40%.
Statewide candidates in Missouri run cheap campaigns while …
Oct 16, 2024 · As ballot measure campaigns fill the airwaves with seven-figure ad wars alongside Missouri’s U.S. Senate race, the state seems about to experience the cheapest campaign in years for other statewide offices.. On Tuesday, Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, the Republican nominee for governor, reported raising about $760,000 during September for his campaign committee and another $1.3 million for his joint ...
Missourians vote to increase minimum wage, require paid sick leave
Nov 5, 2024 · Daniel Tucker, a leader with the Missouri Workers Center, teaches chants customized to an initiative petition to raise the minimum wage and mandate paid sick leave outside of the Secretary of State’s office building in Jefferson City in May (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent).
Issues 3: Proposition A (2024 Voter Guide) – Missouri Independent
Official Ballot Title: Do you want to amend Missouri law to: increase minimum wage January 1, 2025 to $13.75 per hour, increasing $1.25 per hour each year until 2026, when the minimum wage would be $15.00 per hour; adjust minimum wage based on changes in the Consumer Price Index each January beginning in 2027; require […]
Missouri voters narrowly approve sports betting amendment
Nov 6, 2024 · By the time the NFL playoffs begin in January, sports betting will be legal in Missouri. The only remaining question now that voters approved Amendment 2 is whether bettors will use platforms licensed in Missouri or if players will have to use accounts linked to licenses from other states. The amendment directs the Missouri Gaming Commission to make sports betting available by Dec. 1, 2025.