Giuliani backs Missouri letter questioning election results
A panel of Missouri lawmakers has given approval to a resolution questioning the integrity of the presidential election.
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Mid-Missouri Republicans support House resolution calling for vote investigations in battleground states
Rep. Justin Hill, R-Lake St. Louis, filed the resolution Thursday after the House speaker extended the legislature’s special session to Monday.
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State lawmakers’ proposal would limit health orders issued by local governments
A St. Louis-area state senator is spearheading a legislative effort to limit local governments’ power to enact health orders like those meant to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
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Rowden holds onto his state Senate seat
Senator Caleb Rowden aims to hold onto his Missouri State Senate seat that he has held since 2016 against Judy Baker.
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Redistricting going back to governor-appointed committee
Missouri voters passed Amendment 3 Tuesday, undoing changes to how the state draws congressional and state legislative districts.
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Baker loses after long state Senate campaign
Judy Baker will wait with her fellow Democrats to hear whether her bid to defeat incumbent state Sen. Caleb Rowden is successful.
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Mother of state Rep. Basye dies after contracting COVID-19
The mother of state Rep. Chuck Basye died Thursday after a battle with COVID-19 that lasted more than a month.
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Legislative committee questions Columbia Public Schools leaders over COVID-19 response
The Missouri General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Education heard testimony from parents upset with Columbia Public Schools’ response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Former senator accuses Rowden of ‘lying’ in attack ad against Baker
Former Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill accused state Sen. Caleb Rowden of lying in an attack ad against his election opponent Thursday.
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WATCH: Jefferson City-based House candidates make their cases to voters
A Democrat and a Republican vying to represent the Jefferson City area in the state House will appear at a forum Thursday night.
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WATCH: State Senate candidates Rowden, Baker debate on ABC 17
ABC 17 News will air a debate between two political veterans seeking a contested state Senate seat Wednesday.
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November election: Voters to select members of Congress, state legislators
Find out what’s at stake in Congress and the Missouri General Assembly.
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Amendment 3 would undo voter-approved redistricting changes
Missouri voters on Nov. 3 will be asked to decide again on an issue they cast ballots on just two years ago.
Continue Reading State Rep. Chuck Basye reveals mother has COVID-19
State Rep. Chuck Basye said Thursday that his 86-year-old mother has been hospitalized with COVID-19.
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Senate passes bill targeting St. Louis prosecutor
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) A faction of Republican lawmakers have forced through a bill that would give the Missouri attorney general power to prosecute St. Louis homicides. Senators voted 22-8 to pass the bill early Thursday morning. Republican Sen. Bob Onder says St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner is soft on crime and needs help. Democrats
Continue Reading Missouri judge finds GOP redistricting measure misleading
A Missouri judge has ruled that the state’s Republican-led legislature illegally tried to mislead voters into repealing anti-gerrymandering reforms they adopted two years ago.
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WATCH: Missouri House Democrats, activists push for more action on COVID-19
A group of activists including those who have lost loved ones to COVID-19 joined with Missouri House Democrats on Tuesday to push the governor for more action on COVID-19.
Continue Reading WATCH: Missouri House members hold hearing on state COVID-19 response
Missouri state lawmakers are set to go over the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic during a special committee meeting Tuesday morning.
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Missouri governor pushes to allow attorney general to prosecute St. Louis murder cases
ABC 17 News will livestream the briefing when it starts at 4 p.m.
Continue Reading Missouri Senate passes crime bill, which now heads to House
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) Missouri senators have passed a bill proposed by Gov. Mike Parson to address violent crime. Senators voted 27-3 in favor of the bill Friday. It now goes to the state House. The bill would require judges to consider certifying children as young as 14 as adults for certain weapons crimes. The
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