Cole County Circuit Court Judge Brian Stumpe ruled Friday that Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional district map will be in effect until signature verification is complete. (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). Submitting signatures to force a referendum on a state law is not enough to suspend a new state law, a Cole County judge ruled Friday in a decision…
A sign directs voters at a polling place in Kentucky in 2024. The Trump administration has sued dozens of states, including Kentucky, for their voter rolls. (Photo by Austin Anthony/Kentucky Lantern) The U.S. Department of Justice confirmed in court Thursday that it is sharing sensitive voter data with the Department of Homeland Security in a…
A website user weighs whether to accept or deny cookies, small data files that websites store on a user’s browser to remember their preferences. Consumers and state lawmakers alike are becoming more concerned about how retailers are using algorithms — many of which rely on personal data — to price products. (Photo by Lauren McCauley/Maine…
State Sen. Maggie Nurrenbern, a Democrat from Kansas City, speaks at a mid-session press conference earlier this month. The Missouri Senate unanimously approved her bill outlining a framework for assisted outpatient mental health treatment. Similar legislation in the House is sponsored by Republican state Rep. Carolyn Caton of Blue Springs and Democratic state Rep. Aaron…
Travelers stand in a long line at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday, March 23, 2026, the same day federal immigration officials started assisting with airport security. (Photo by Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder) WASHINGTON — The two chambers of Congress, both controlled by Republicans, were at odds Friday over how to fund the Department of Homeland…
Louisiana GOP U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, speaks during a panel hearing March 26, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Screenshot from committee webcast) WASHINGTON — Mikayla Pivec said she worked more than 50 hours per week as a women’s college basketball player, but earned less than…
Sens. Tammy Baldwin, a Wisconsin Democrat, and Bernie Moreno, an Ohio Republican, asked the Commerce Department to investigate major agricultural machinery manufacturers. (Photo by Preston Keres/USDA) A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators from the Midwest on Thursday asked the Commerce Department to investigate major agricultural machinery manufacturers, saying they paid shareholders handsomely while offshoring jobs….
U.S. Rep. Sam Graves, a Missouri Republican, is chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (photo submitted). U.S. Rep. Sam Graves is abandoning his run for a 14th term in Congress and will retire, the Northwest Missouri Republican told the Wall Street Journal. Graves, 62, has represented Missouri’s 6th District since 2001 and is…
State Rep. Bishop Davidson, a Republican from Republic, presents his K-12 physical activity bill on the Missouri House floor March 23, 2026 (Tim Bommel/House Communications). A proposal to mandate daily physical activity in public schools squeaked through the Missouri House Thursday after the legislation’s sponsor promised major changes in the Senate. State Rep. Bishop Davidson,…
Missouri lawmakers don’t need a constitutional amendment to cut income taxes — they’ve been doing that for decades. The purpose of the constitutional amendment is something different: it opens the door to new taxes on goods and services by bypassing long‑standing prohibitions on taxing real estate, health care and agriculture (Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector). A proposed…
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