Missouri Politics Archives

New congressional map will be reflected on Tuesday’s primary ballots

August 1, 2022 6:07 PM Hannah Falcon

Tuesday’s primary election will be the first time voters will see the new U.S. congressional districts reflected on their ballots.

Democratic Senate candidate Kunce wants to help change power structure

July 29, 2022 11:55 AM Kennedy Miller

Lucas Kunce, a 13-year Marine Corps veteran and Democrat running for U.S. Senate, says he’s confident about his chances of victory.

Recreational marijuana use vote in Missouri still in limbo as petitions counted

July 27, 2022 5:57 PM Kennedy Miller

Election authorities are still trying to figure out if Missourians will vote on recreational marijuana this year but the group behind the ballot measure says it hopes to know within the next couple of weeks.

Schmitt leads in new U.S. Senate race polls

July 27, 2022 12:56 PM Marina Diaz

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is enjoying a lead in several polls with less than one week left before the Republican primary for U.S. Senate.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you voting in the Aug. 2 primary?

July 27, 2022 2:24 AM ABC 17 News Team

Missouri’s primary election is just a week away.

Greitens hopes outsider politics will win another statewide race

July 26, 2022 5:14 PM Hannah Falcon

ABC 17 looked into the campaign of Republican hopeful Eric Greitens to find out his vision for Missouri.

US Senate candidates: Rep. Vicky Hartzler

July 25, 2022 3:51 PM ABC 17 News Team

ABC 17 News is taking a look at some of the candidates running for the United States Senate seat currently held by Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO).

Drought causes concern for agriculture

July 22, 2022 3:38 PM Hannah Falcon

Over half of Missouri is in a drought, and one the state’s biggest industries, agriculture, is suffering the most.

Missouri governor issues drought emergency aid for farmers, ranchers

July 21, 2022 11:42 AM Hannah Falcon

Gov. Mike Parson signed an executive order to put emergency drought response into action.

House Select Committee hearing highlights Sen. Hawley’s actions on Jan. 6

July 21, 2022 10:25 PM CNN Newsource

Security footage from January 6th shows Senator Josh Hawley fleeing the mob, hours
after he pumped his first in the air to show his support

Jefferson City Special Learning Center using pandemic relief funds to expand

July 20, 2022 4:25 PM Hannah Falcon

Jefferson City Special Learning Center wants to double its capacity to teach children with special needs by creating a new facility with the help of state funding.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should recreational marijuana be legalized in Missouri?

July 18, 2022 2:36 AM ABC 17 News Team

A push is on to get the legalization of recreational marijuana use on the November ballot.

U.S. House, Senate races lead primary election ballot

July 15, 2022 8:11 PM Matthew Sanders

The map looks a little different in this 2022 midterm election cycle.

Missouri’s redrawn Senate, House districts set up in-party races

July 15, 2022 8:06 PM Matthew Sanders

The Missouri Senate district that includes Callaway County now spreads out to the Illinois border north of St Louis.

Sheena Greitens seeks more privacy in civil lawsuit

July 15, 2022 5:49 AM Hannah Falcon

Former governor and current Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Greitens and his ex-wife Sheena Greitens did not publicly testify during a hearing Friday in their family court case.

As medical marijuana thrives, Missourians could see recreational use on November ballot

July 14, 2022 1:33 PM Hannah Falcon

In the four years since the program was first approved by Missouri voters, it’s grown to having dispensaries and cultivators in nearly every corner of the state.

Hawley: ‘Women should not be forced to compete against biological males’

July 13, 2022 5:57 PM Hannah Falcon

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) stands by his statements at Tuesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing and adds that he doesn’t think transgender women should participate in women’s sports. Hawley was accused of transphobia by a witness at the Senate hearings on the repercussions of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Jefferson City-based state Senate candidates to make their case during a forum

July 12, 2022 4:04 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Two election forums are being held Tuesday night for contested state Senate races in the Aug. 2 primary election by the News Tribune.

Josh Hawley accused of transphobic line of questioning during sharp exchange with law professor

July 12, 2022 3:54 PM CNN Newsource

By Sarah Fortinsky and Devan Cole, CNN Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri was accused by a law professor of engaging in a line of transphobic questioning during a hearing Tuesday on the legal consequences of the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade. Following the Supreme Court’s ruling last month, some progressives have increasingly

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should a special legislative session include abortion ban-related issues?

July 12, 2022 2:23 AM ABC 17 News Team

Missouri’s Democratic leaders on Monday called on Gov. Mike Parson to include clarifying Missouri law related to contraception and ectopic pregnancies. in a special session