WEBB CITY, Mo. — With less than two weeks before the primary election, Democratic Attorney General Chris Koster plans to visit Southwest Missouri on Wednesday to tout his support for the August ballot’s “right to farm” amendment. Koster, a likely…
JOPLIN, Mo. — Since 1996, the Missouri Lottery has provided a dedicated stream of revenue for schools, meaning a portion of each scratcher ticket bought at convenience stores helps fund K-12 and higher education. To date, the arrangement has raised…
JOPLIN, Mo. — After backing out of a debate posed by the same group last week, state Rep. Bill Reiboldt appeared before a tough crowd Wednesday night at the Southwest Missouri Democrats’ meeting in support of his “right to farm”…
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has said he would back Hillary Clinton’s candidacy if she runs for president in 2016, but that is not stopping his efforts to raise his national profile. On Tuesday, the Democrat will head to Iowa, an…
Former Republican U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin is releasing a new book, Firing Back, and has taken aim at Missouri Republican U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt in the process. 1. Akin says Blunt isn’t Missouri’s True Conservative “On the first weekend…
State Sen. Will Kraus, R-Kansas City, announced his 2016 campaign for Missouri Secretary of State in a statement Thursday morning. “I believe we need better leadership in the Secretary of State’s office, both for Missouri’s voters and for our small…
NEOSHO, Mo. — Since the 1940s, the family of state Rep. Bill Reiboldt has owned and operated a farm on the outskirts of Neosho. Before he sold his milk cows, Reiboldt had eight people working on the farm. These days,…
The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees “the right of the people to keep and bear arms.” Nonetheless, Missouri voters in August will consider an amendment to the state’s constitution to expand that further. The measure, Amendment 5, is…
– State Sen. Eric Schmitt announced Wednesday his candidacy for Missouri State Treasurer in 2016 – more than two years ahead of election day. “Service to others has always come first in my professional life,” said the St. Louis Republican. “I’m…
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that cellphones are to be protected from warrantless police searches in the same way an American’s home might be. The ruling beats to the punch part of a proposed amendment to the Missouri Constitution…