Unable to elect Republican leader Kevin McCarthy as the new House speaker Tuesday, the Republicans adjourned for the day in disarray as the party tries to regroup from his a historic defeat after a long, messy start for the new Congress.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Board of State Canvassers – which includes Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, Judge Cotton Walker and Judge Jon Beetem — certified the results of the Nov. 8 election for Missouri on Friday. A press release stated 2,069,481 residents voted in the election, which is 48% of registered voters in the
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The news hasn’t been great for former president Donald Trump since he announced he’s running for the Republican nomination in 2024.
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Convictions for marijuana possession and paraphernalia will begin to be expunged next Thursday.
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News organizations projected Wednesday that the Republican Party secured enough seats for a House majority.
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The Jefferson City Board of Education is set to vote next month to put an $85 million bond issue on the April ballot.
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Former president Donald Trump made his anticipated announcement Tuesday that he will run for office in 2024.
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The operators of medical marijuana retail shops in Missouri will have the exclusive ability to get licensed first under the state’s recreational program.
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President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he intends to run for reelection in 2024.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft said Missouri saw a voter turnout of 51% for Tuesday’s election. Ashcroft said his office was expecting 55-56% voter turnout. More than 2 million votes were cast in the election. Ashcroft said the total is down from the 2018 senate election. “I think that we’re
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Dan Viets — Missouri coordinator for the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws — spoke with ABC17 on Wednesday to about what’s next after Amendment 3 passed. View the entire interview above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Amendment 3 passed Tuesday night making recreational marijuana legal for anyone 21 and older. The new law does not go into affect until Dec. 8. It will legalize marijuana for usage, sale, distribution and production. According to state officials, some shops may be able to start selling to the public as soon
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President Joe Biden addressed reporters Wednesday after appearing to withstand historic and political headwinds in the midterm elections, staving off resounding Republican wins even as his presidency is now likely entering a new period of divided government.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri will join a growing number of states to allow recreational marijuana. More than 53% of voters approved Amendment 3 on Election Day. With the amendment receiving approval from voters, Missouri is now one of 21 states to legalize marijuana for recreational use. Election Results Missourians could start to see the changes
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Razor-thin margins around the country left control of Congress still undetermined Wednesday, but Democrats showed surprising strength in the midterm election, topping Republicans in a series of competitive races and defying expectations that high inflation and President Joe Biden’s low approval ratings would drag his party to key defeats.
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The midterm election is in the books and some races are still to be decided.
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Republican U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer has again won reelection to the U.S. House.
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Republican candidate for U.S. Senate and current Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt will watch election results pour in with supporters in St. Louis.
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ST. LOUIS (KMIZ) The Democratic nominee for the Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Roy Blunt, Trudy Busch Valentine, lost her bid to be the next senator for Missouri. Busch Valentine was hoping to be the first Democrat elected to the Senate in Missouri since former Sen. Clair McCaskill defeated Todd Akin in 2012. The
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Missouri voters gave the state the ability to require Kansas City to give more money to its police force but the state’s decisions on other constitutional amendments were still up in the air at 11 p.m.
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