Missouri Politics Archives

Crime bill moves forward in Missouri Senate

August 6, 2020 5:18 AM Brittany Wiley

A crime bill will move to the full senate for debate.

Guidance for schools released; Missouri governor encourages reopening of schools

August 5, 2020 8:48 PM Amber Tabeling

As the return to school is quickly approaching Governor Parson said on Wednesday he encourages children and teachers return to school.

Missouri governor says state better prepared to fight COVID-19 as schools look to reopen

August 5, 2020 2:48 PM Matthew Sanders

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday gave reassurances about the state’s ability to monitor and fight the COVID-19 pandemic as many schools prepare for a return to classes.

Hospital group: Expanding Medicaid in Missouri will take time

August 5, 2020 11:54 AM Zola Crowder

Missourians who qualify for the expanded Medicaid program might have to wait a year or more before being covered.

ELECTION NIGHT UPDATES: Missouri approves Medicaid expansion

August 4, 2020 7:59 PM ABC 17 News Team

Check back throughout the night for updated election results.

Clay ousted in Missouri primary after 20 years in Congress

August 4, 2020 11:49 PM Associated Press

ST. LOUIS (AP) Cori Bush, a onetime homeless woman who led protests following a white police officer’s fatal shooting of a Black 18-year-old in Ferguson, has ousted longtime Rep. William Lacy Clay in Missouri’s Democratic primary. Bush’s victory came in a rematch of 2018, when she failed to capitalize on a national Democratic wave that

Columbia voters split on expanding Missouri’s Medicaid program

August 4, 2020 8:07 PM Sydney Olsen

Columbia residents voted on Missouri Amendment 2 on Tuesday which would expand Medicaid in Missouri.

Masks encouraged for voting in Boone County election

August 4, 2020 5:14 AM Zach Boetto

BOONE COUNTY Mo. (KMIZ) Polling places are expected to open up at 6 Tuesday morning for the August primary election, and voters are asked to bring a valid form of ID and a mask. This year’s ballot features Amendment 2 which would expand Medicaid if approved and races for party nominations for Boone County, U.S.

AUGUST PRIMARY: Expectations for voting in Mid-Missouri counties

August 3, 2020 1:32 PM Zola Crowder

Mid-Missouri county clerks go over what to expect during Tuesday’s August Primary Election.

Missouri senators file violent crimes bills, special session continues

July 28, 2020 11:55 AM Zach Boetto

The Missouri State Senate pushed forward Senate Bill 1 and submitted two new bills on Tuesday as the state’s special session on violent crime continues.

Special session on violent crime in Missouri to start Monday

July 26, 2020 11:26 AM Ben Fein

Lawmakers will head to Jefferson City for a special session on violent crime Monday.

County clerks take thousands of requests for absentee, mail-in ballots for August primary

July 22, 2020 10:51 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. County clerks in mid-Missouri took thousands of requests for absentee and mail-in ballots for the August primary election.

August election: Mid-Missouri congressional and legislative races

July 21, 2020 3:19 PM Matthew Sanders

The Aug. 4 ballot includes primaries for each U.S. congressional district in Mid-Missouri and for a few of the area’s state legislative seats.

Amendment 2 would expand Medicaid in Missouri

July 21, 2020 12:47 PM Matthew Sanders

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The issue of Medicaid expansion is back in Missouri. This time voters, not lawmakers, will decide whether to expand the federal/state health care program for the poor to cover more people. Medicaid expansion was meant to be part of the Affordable Care Act in 2010. However, Missouri was among several states

Campaign finance: Galloway raises more than Parson, county commission challengers bring in thousands

July 15, 2020 8:22 PM Lucas Geisler

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The leading Democratic challenger for governor doubled what Missouri’s chief executive made this quarter, according to campaign finance filings with the state. The Missouri Ethics Commission reports show Gov. Mike Parson still has more money on hand in his campaign to retain his seat as governor than state auditor Nicole Galloway.

Missouri ex-governor Greitens rushes to scene of double homicide

July 14, 2020 9:34 AM Associated Press

Police say two men have died in a shooting near Saint Louis University, as former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens rushed to the shooting scene to help. \

MoDOT budget cuts affect Mid-Missouri transportation projects

July 9, 2020 8:48 PM Amber Tabeling

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation’s funding of $50 million for the Governor’s Cost-Share Program has been cut in half due to COVID-19 budget constraints. According to MODOT, the fiscal year 2020 budget included $50 million of General Revenue funds for MoDOT to work collaboratively with the Department of Economic Development to

Missouri hits voter registration deadline for August election

July 8, 2020 11:48 AM Nathalie Jones

Wednesday marks the final day of voter registration for Missouri’s August primary election.

Democrats want Parson to apologize for virus comments

June 24, 2020 10:37 PM Associated Press

The Missouri Democratic Party is urging Republican Gov. Mike Parson to apologize for refusing to take any blame for a sharp increase in coronavirus cases since he lifted restrictions on June 16.

Absentee voting for the August primary election begins with new COVID-19 provision

June 23, 2020 11:56 AM Zach Boetto

Absentee voting for the Aug. 4 primary begins on Tuesday with new guidelines.