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A cloud of uncertainty is hanging over a proposed cigarette tax hike after a Missouri appeals court panel changed the summary that voters would see on the November ballot. The appeals panel ruled late last week that the initiative’s summary ...

They have nicknames like “the dead lizard,” ”the praying mantis” and “the upside-down elephant.” The odd-shaped legislative districts that dot many states are no coincidence. The jagged lines often have been carefully drawn by state lawmakers to benefit particular incumbents ...

An initiative proposing to raise Missouri’s cigarette tax to benefit early childhood programs is in jeopardy of not making the November ballot after a judge ruled its financial estimate is insufficient and unfair. The ruling Thursday by Cole County Circuit ...

Missouri voters could decide whether to re-impose limits on the large amounts of money flowing to political candidates and committees. Supporters of campaign contribution limits said Wednesday they had submitted more than 272,000 petition signatures to try to get a ...

Republican lawmakers upset about the Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage have advanced measures in about a dozen states this year that could strengthen protections for those who refuse on religious grounds to provide services to same-sex couples. The bills could ...

Missouri is historically a politically divided state, splitting closely between Democrats and Republicans. This week’s presidential primaries revealed those divisions also run deeply within each party. Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump each led their challengers by a mere ...

Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump clung to slim advantages over their challengers in Missouri’s presidential primaries following victories in several other pivotal states that bolstered their standing as national front-runners. Fewer than 2,000 votes separated Trump, the billionaire ...

Standing in front of dozens of editors and reporters, Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Ron Richard was asked if he believed the emails and daily schedules of legislators should be open to the public under the state’s Sunshine Law. “All ...

For a few days, at least, Missouri had the feel of a presidential battleground. With 52 Republican and 71 Democratic delegates at stake in its primaries, Missouri is a Top-20 state in terms of the potential prize for presidential contenders. ...

Missouri Supreme Court judges, who restrict recordings of their proceedings, heard arguments Wednesday from a liberal activist group asserting that similar recording limitations by senators violate the state’s open-meetings law. A state attorney countered that senators can limit videos and ...

Missouri voters, who were among the first nationally to adopt a constitutional ban on gay marriage, could get a say later this year on whether to grant greater religious protections to some business owners and individuals who object to same-sex ...