JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Senate started the next step to passing initiative petition reform and Gov. Mike Kehoe’s Missouri “First Map” on Wednesday after the House of Representatives gave its stamp of approval. The Senate passed new rules for the special session, but not without pushback and discussion from the Democrats. Many senators
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A flurry of reactions occurred in social media and other places after the death of conservative political commentator Charlie Kirk was announced. Kirk, 31, the founder of Turning Point USA – which is a political group aimed at promoting conservative causes on college campuses – was shot to death Wednesday while speaking
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) U.S. Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO) will be pausing all public events, including town halls, after Wednesday’s shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Kirk, a controversial figure and founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed during an event Wednesday at a Utah college. Alford – who represents Missouri’s fourth district
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri House has sent the Senate a new congressional map that could eliminate a safe Democratic seat. The House approved the new map, which carves up U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s Fifth District, on a 90-65 vote early Tuesday afternoon. Earlier in the morning, the House also sent a plan to
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) House Republicans signaled Monday that they’re willing to set a higher bar for measures to make the statewide ballot in Missouri and to redraw the state’s congressional map. The House voted 96-55 on a bill to reform the state’s initiative petition process, by which citizens can get questions onto the ballot.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s new attorney general was sworn in behind closed doors Monday as her predecessor leaves for a new job in Washington, D.C. Catherine Hanaway was sworn in Monday morning during a private ceremony at the Missouri Supreme Court, the Missouri Attorney General’s Office says in a news release. Gov. Mike Kehoe
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The Missouri House of Representatives will gavel in Sunday evening for the final technical session before opening up the floor for special session debates on Monday.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri lawmaker committee voted 10-4 to advance a new congressional map on Thursday afternoon. Gov. Mike Kehoe last week called for a special session to redraw district lines for the state’s representation in the U.S. House of Representatives after President Donald Trump had suggested doing so weeks ago. The map
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – The Missouri NAACP is suing Gov. Mike Kehoe to stop a special session on congressional redistricting, arguing that the move is unconstitutional and racially motivated. The NAACP and two Missourians, including a Columbia woman, filed the lawsuit Wednesday afternoon in Cole County. The group is seeking a temporary restraining order to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe is bringing lawmakers back to the Capitol for Wednesday’s special session to approve not just a new congressional map, but also a ballot measure that would reform Missouri’s initiative petition process. “For far too long, Missouri’s Constitution has been the victim of out-of-state special interests who deceive voters to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri is now part of a multi-state attempt by the Department of Justice to access, physically inspect, and take physical custody of election equipment used in the 2020 November election. Jasper County Clerk Charlie Davis said he was contacted about a week and a half ago by a Department of Justice official
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe said Friday that he will call a special session on redistricting and initiative petition reform. “Today, I am calling on the General Assembly to take action on congressional redistricting and initiative petition reform to ensure our districts and Constitution truly put Missouri values first,” Kehoe said in a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe has ordered United States and Missouri flags to fly at half-staff in honor of a State Representative who died on Sunday. Flags will be lowered at government buildings in Missouri on Saturday from sunrise to sunset. State Rep. Kenneth “Ken” Waller, 63, died on Sunday after suffering from a
Continue Reading HARRISBURG, Mo. (KMIZ) A town hall crowd that packed the Harrisburg Lions Club was sharply critical of U.S. Rep. Mark Alford (R-Raytown), his congressional votes, and his support of President Donald Trump and his policies. Alford, whose district includes about half of Boone County, held the event Wednesday night as part of his town hall
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Governor Mike Kehoe is considering a request for support from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. A statement from the Governor’s Office to ABC 17 News said the Governor’s Office and the Adjutant General of the Missouri National Guard are assessing the request. “If activated, Service members supporting ICe would be performing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Audrain is one of five counties suing the State Tax Commission over increasing property assessments. The lawsuit was filed Monday in Polk County. Audrain County joins Polk, DeKalb, Reynolds and Pike counties in challenging the commission’s decisions on property reassessment. The counties allege that the commission has not taken the proper legal
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY (KSHB) U.S. Rep. Mark Alford (R-Raytown) is holding a series of town halls around his sprawling district this week. Those town halls include stops in Camdenton and St. Robert on Tuesday, dates in Harrisburg and Warsaw on Wednesday, and Fayette on Thursday. Click here for a full list of dates. Alford represents Missouri’s
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County Judge Brian Stumpe on Monday denied the temporary restraining order the Missouri National Education Association sought against House Bill 12, which would give over $51 million to the Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Program for families to use on private school tuition. The MOScholars program will give families of children
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump on Thursday morning on Truth Social praised Missouri Republicans for talking about redistricting. No official plans have made yet, but a spokesperson from Gov. Mike Kehoe’s office said the governor and lawmakers are considering options for a special session. Kehoe had publicly backed the idea earlier this month. “As
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) With Attorney General Andrew Bailey set to head to Washington, D.C., this September to work for the FBI after being tapped by Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel, Gov. Mike Kehoe has appointed the state’s first female Speaker of the House. Kehoe said Tuesday that Catherine Hanaway will take over
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