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Seventh district Democratic candidate Scott Eckersley takes a phone call while watching election results at his campaign headquarters in Springfield on Tuesday. Eckersley defeated attorney Tim Davis in the primary, taking 63 percent of the vote.

Missouri's Republican auditor candidates campaigned on their previous work in government, and voters on Tuesday sided with the former U.S. State Department official over the former state legislator.

Missouri voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected a key provision of President Barack Obama's health care law, sending a clear message of discontent to Washington and Democrats less than 100 days before the November elections.

Just like the state lawmakers who write them, Missouri programs have term limits. And the clock is running low for several of them. A 2003 state law gives new government programs and tax credits a maximum six-year life span with ...

The House's top Republican ripped Gov. Jay Nixon Thursday for issuing an executive order on sexual orientation in a non-discrimination policy.

In this July 28 photo, Missouri state Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-Chesterfield, speaks during a rally and fundraiser in St. Charles for supporters of Proposition C, a ballot measure to block the the new federal health insurance law.

The law established a scholarship range of $300 to $1,000 for students at community colleges, $1,000 to $2,150 for those at public universities, and $2,000 to $4,600 for students at private institutions.

The pursuit in District 90 is one of only two contested races for state legislature in the primary election on Aug. 3. John C. McCaherty of High Ridge will face Republican challenger Ronald L. Snyder of Fenton. The winner of that race will challenge incumbent Sam Komo, D-House Springs in the general election on Nov. 2.

The race in District 110 has three Democratic candidates: Jefferson County Executive Ed Kemp of Morse Mill; Ben Harris of Hillsboro; and Joe Detter of DeSoto. The 110th District covers parts of Jefferson, Franklin, and Washington counties.

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon describes the importance of the Automotive Manufacturing Jobs Act before signing the bill into law at UAW Local 249 Thursday in Pleasant Valley, Mo. A pension overhaul Nixon signed into law Monday could offset the cost of offering Ford Motor Co. and other automotive manufacturers $150 million in tax breaks over the next decade.

A Missouri judge on Friday rejected a legal challenge to an Aug. 3 ballot measure that, if approved by voters, would put Missouri in conflict with a key provision of the new federal health care law.