Schmitt ties Busch Valentine to Biden administration in Columbia campaign stop
Schmitt ties Busch Valentine to Biden administration in Columbia campaign stop
Continue ReadingSchmitt ties Busch Valentine to Biden administration in Columbia campaign stop
Continue ReadingThe Missouri Secretary of State’s Office said Saturday that Cole County’s top elections official has denied a Department of Justice request to monitor Tuesday’s election.
Continue ReadingEvery 20 years, the same question appears on the Missouri ballots: “Shall there be a convention to revise and amend the constitution?”
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Next week, state voters will have a chance to vote on Amendment 5, which would move Missouri’s Department of National Guard from it’s current partnership with the Missouri Department of Public Safety. State Rep. Adam Schnelting (R-St. Charles) introduced the amendment to the Missouri House of Representatives. If passed, the Amendment would
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri will be heading to the polls next week to vote on Amendment 3. The amendment would legalize the recreational sales of marijuana for adults. While some are in favor of the amendment, Rep. Vicky Hartzler held a marijuana impact summit Tuesday to talk about cannabis issues in Missouri. A panel of
Continue ReadingAmendment One would change the way state funds are allocated.
Continue ReadingMissouri politicians are debating whether the law or more mental health resources would have made a difference.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An attack at a St. Louis high school drew reactions from many of Missouri’s elected officials and political candidates. Two people were killed in a shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School on Monday morning. Democratic Rep. Cori Bush, of St. Louis, tweeted a list of resources for those seeking
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ.) A pair of advertisements supporting the recreational use of marijuana were removed from YouTube following a cease-and-desist letter was issued by the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The Missouri State Highway Patrol claimed on Thursday that the ads — one lasting 30 seconds, the other 15 seconds — contained unauthorized use of the MSHP name
Continue ReadingThe Missouri Senate district that includes Callaway County now spreads out to the Illinois border north of St Louis.
Continue ReadingThe map looks a little different in this 2022 midterm election cycle.
Continue ReadingThis November’s ballot has five statewide ballot issues, the most prominent of which would legalize recreational marijuana and expunge some criminal records.
Continue ReadingThe Missouri State Highway Patrol has sent a cease-and-desist letter over an ad supporting an amendment to legalize recreational marijuana, a patrol spokesman said Thursday.
Continue ReadingSecretary of State Jay Ashcroft is proposing a new rule that would require libraries to distinguish which books are age-appropriate for children.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City council plans to vote Monday night on the proposed 2023 fiscal year budget. City council members are scheduled to meet at city hall at 6 p.m. The proposed budget includes more than $75 million in funds. Jefferson City Council agenda Council members met twice in August to go
Continue ReadingThis November, voters will decide on the future of police funding in Missouri.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A representative for Missouri Voter Protection Coalition and the ACLU said they will not back down after a judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging Missouri’s new voter identification law. Cole County Judge Jon E. Beetmen dismissed the cases filed by the NAACP and Missouri League of Women Voters on Wednesday. Both groups
Continue ReadingMembers of the Jefferson City NAACP plan to hold a voter registration event Wednesday at their office in downtown Jefferson City. The event is scheduled to start at 12:30 p.m.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the approval of 11 additional state plans for up to $1 billion in funding under the State Small Business Credit Initiative. The treasury has now announced the approval of 31 state plans for approximately $4.8 billion in SSBCI funding. The 11 states include Missouri,
Continue ReadingDuring the 2022 special legislative session, the Missouri House of Representatives spent $126,706.80 in taxpayer money.
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