The controversial cost estimate has been the subject of court cases and partisan divides in the state since 2023.

Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, R., and House Minority Leader Crystal Quade, D., answered several policy questions at the debate.

Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley and Democrat Lucas Kunce debated a variety of issues in a forum hosted by the Missouri Press Association in Springfield.

Along with political candidates, voters in the Show Me State will also be deciding the fate of several constitutional amendments at the polls next month. One of those is Amendment 7, which would ban one form of voting.

Republican lawmakers and activists opposed to abortion pulled out all the stops to keep Amendment 3 off Missouri ballots. Nov. 5 won't be the end.

In some places where population has increased, the percentage of people registering to vote hasn't always kept pace.

If it's passed at the polls on Nov. 5, Amendment 3 would overturn the state's near-total ban on abortion and enshrine the right to make decisions about one's reproductive health, without governmental interference, in the state's constitution.

In less than a month, voters from Missouri’s 44th House District will decide between a Columbia business owner and former Army veteran to represent them in the state legislature. Republican John Martin will face off against Democrat David Raithel to see who will be the voice of the nearly 38,

Candidates for Missouri House Districts 49, 59 and 60 shared their top priorities if elected during a candidate forum Wednesday evening.

Local candidates for state House seats are split over whether issues at the southern border deserve attention and resources from Missouri lawmakers. Several candidates running for the House discussed their views on the issue Wednesday evening during the News Tribune's candidate forum at City Hall.

Candidates from Missouri’s 49th House District gave their vision for the state during a public forum on Wednesday night. Republican incumbent Rep. Jim Schulte (R-New Bloomfield) will go up against Democratic candidate Jessica Slisz in a rematch of the 2022 election.

David Raithel is a Democrat running for Missouri’s 44th House District. He has been living in Boone County for four decades. The former Army veteran describes himself as a “pro-choice gun owner who believes in red flag laws and universal background checks.