Gov. Mike Parson and Sen. Josh Hawley have claimed that Missouri Amendment 3 — which would legalize abortion — would also allow minors to obtain gender transition surgeries without parental consent. Legal and medical experts say that's "wildly inaccurate.
Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe’s bid to keep the governor’s office in GOP hands reported $2.4 million across two fundraising accounts compared to about $560,000 for House Minority Leader Crystal Quade.
Donors to the Missouri campaign include model Karlie Kloss, who gave $50,000, and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who last month chipped in $1 million. Other big funders include Planned Parenthood, the American Civil Liberties Union, Sixteen Thirty Fund and The Fairness Project, among others.
Backers of Missouri Amendment 2, which would legalized sports gambling, claim in TV and online ads that the resulting revenue will boost public education. But its detractors point out there is no evidence Missouri schools will see any benefit.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch criticized the GOP senator and Trump ally in connection with the January 6 Capitol riot.
We're less than three weeks away from the Nov. 5, 2024, general election. Registered voters in Missouri will have the chance to vote on candidates for U.S. president, U.S. Senate, and state offices, in addition to several proposed amendments.
Hawley’s campaign spent nearly $140,000 on chartered flights since the beginning of August, despite lambasting his 2018 opponent for private jet travel.
Voters are selecting the president but are also deciding on abortion access in Missouri along with federal, statewide and local offices.
ST. LOUIS — The general election is Nov. 5, and people in the St. Louis area are set to vote in Missouri or Illinois. It’s a presidential election year, with Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump making the case to voters for the White House.
Abortion opponents have argued Amendment 3 would legalize gender-affirming care for minors but legal experts the case doesn't hold water.
How Missouri defines fetal viability will be key to determining at what stage of pregnancy Missouri lawmakers can ban or restrict abortion.
One of Josh Hawley’s favorite lines of attack during his first run for U.S. Senate in 2018 was to lambaste his Democratic opponent for using a private jet to travel the state. “I say, ‘Look, I’m driving everywhere,