An attorney for a Missouri group pushing to expand access to voting argued in court the state’s top election official was inaccurate and left out important details in his summary of the proposals. At issue are ballot summaries meant to ...

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In the fight over Missouri’s method of selecting judges, history tends to repeat itself very quickly. Late last week, attorneys filed two legal challenges to a proposed constitutional initiative petition that would repeal the state’s Nonpartisan Court Plan. The proposal, ...

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Supporters of the status quo have filed two legal challenges to a ballot measure that would overhaul how Missouri selects its appellate judges. Heavy hitters from both political parties are involved. Former Supreme Court Judges Edward “Chip” Robertson, a Republican ...

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