Editor’s note: The original version of the story said Dan Knight first won election as prosecutor in 2010; the date of Knight’s first election victory has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A former top assistant at the Boone County Prosecutor’s Office plans to challenge for the seat this August. Roger Johnson on Tuesday filed
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Scores of demonstrators rallying against the Missouri Senate leadership’s preferred congressional map gathered Tuesday in the Capitol.
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Districts have seen heated arguments over whether students should be wearing masks, among other issues related to the pandemic.
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Columbia Board of Education candidates are scheduled to participate in the Columbia Board of Realtors’ election forum Thursday night at 4:30 p.m.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A bill establishing a recall procedure for local school board members has advanced out of a Missouri House committee as that bill and others targeting school boards have gained early momentum. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the bills come as school boards have faced public pressure over their responses
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The former chief of the Fulton Police Department plans to try his hand at state politics. Steve Myers announced his candidacy for Missouri’s 49th House District on Monday morning. He will look to replace incumbent Republican Travis Fitzwater. Fitzwater cannot seek re-election due to term limits. “We need elected officials who are
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President Joe Biden and other party leaders and activists have pushed hard for the legislation, including on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Voters in Columbia will decide the outcome of two city council races and the mayoral race in April. On Tuesday, a spokeswoman for the city clerk’s office shared the final list of candidates for the April 5 election. The candidates had until 5 p.m. on Tuesday to file their paperwork with Columbia.
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At the Columbia Public Schools Board of Education meeting Monday night, the board members plan to vote on adding an $80 million bond issue to the City of Columbia’s April ballot.
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The Columbia City Council voted Monday to put a 2% tax on sales outside the state on the April ballot.
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Boone County commissioners say the county needs a tax on online sales.
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The $80 million bond question would appear on the April ballot if approved by the board. The board heard a presentation on the bond issue Monday night.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman has announced her candidacy for the Missouri House of Representatives. According to a press release, Chimene Schwach will run as a Democrat for the House District 46 seat. Chimene Schwach, of Columbia, announced plans this week to run for the Missouri House of Representatives. Schwach will challenge for the
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The city has a permanent eighth-cent park sales tax but voters in 2000 decided there should be an option for an additional, renewable eighth-cent tax on top of that.
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Jefferson City voters will have the opportunity next Tuesday to vote on approving or rejecting a quarter of one percent sales tax to improve public safety.
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In Mid-Missouri, voters in just a few areas will see issues on their ballots. Each issue is a question about whether to keep or raise taxes.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A member of the Columbia Schools Board of Education has announced his plans to run for mayor of Columbia. David Seamon released Thursday morning he expects to run for the position in next year’s election. He was elected to the board of education in June 2020. According to a press release from
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Some Columbia residents expressed confusion toward the language on the special election ballot, so ABC 17 reached out to the Parks and Recreation Department for an explanation on the vote.
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The Missouri Ethics Commission told Mayor Brian Treece to dissolve his campaign committee in a Friday order. Once dissolved, the commission promised to take no further action against him.
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Ian Thomas told constituents in his newsletter but did not provide a reason. Thomas was first elected in 2013 and reelected in 2016 and 2019. The councilman established a reputation of pushing for development that encouraged less automobile traffic and for affordable housing, among other causes.
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