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Two weeks after Blunt bowed out, still no shortage of Republicans eyeing Senate run
Jay Ashcroft’s decision not to run to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt seems to have foreclosed GOP hopes of avoiding a contested 2022 primary. Nearly every prominent Republican in Missouri is now openly considering joining the race, with each seemingly convinced they have the clearest path to victory (and equally worried they’ll be the […]
Lawsuit alleges university leaked confidential records to undermine Title IX bill
A lawsuit filed last month in St. Louis alleges Washington University leaked confidential information about an expelled student in order to undermine a legislative push to change how Missouri colleges handle cases of sexual assault and harassment. The lawsuit, which was first reported by the St. Louis Business Journal, lists as its plaintiff “John Doe.” […]
Jay Nixon comeback? Democrats lining up for shot at open Missouri Senate seat
Roy Blunt’s announcement that he won’t seek a third term certainly shook up Republican politics in Missouri, sparking nearly every GOP elected official in the state to publicly mull jumping into the campaign. Democrats aren’t immune from the speculation. While any Democrat would face an uphill fight, the chance of a messy GOP primary — […]
Jay Ashcroft won’t seek GOP nomination for Missouri Senate seat
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft announced Wednesday he will not run for the U.S. Senate in 2022. “After intense, prayerful consideration (my wife and I) have decided to remain devoted to the work Missouri voters have entrusted to me as secretary of state,” Ashcroft said in a statement released Wednesday morning. Ashcroft was considered […]
Roy Blunt is out. So who’s in? A list of possible Missouri GOP senate candidates
Roy Blunt’s decision not to seek a third term in the U.S. Senate will have cascading effects across Missouri’s political universe. The state has no shortage of ambitious Republican officials, each of whom can make a legitimate claim at being the strongest candidate. So will the 2022 GOP primary turn into a feeding frenzy? Or […]
Missouri’s Roy Blunt won’t run again in 2022, likely sparking crowded GOP senate primary
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt announced Monday he will not seek a third term, a shock to Missouri’s political system that could set off a scrum to replace him next year. In a message posted on social media, Blunt , 71, said that after “14 general election victories — three to county office, seven to the […]
Lawsuit alleges Missouri House staffer was fired for complaining about lack of masks
A former employee of the Missouri House of Representatives filed a lawsuit this week alleging he was fired for raising concerns to legislative leadership about the lack of a statehouse mask mandate. Tad Mayfield had worked as a staffer in the Missouri House since 2011. His last full year of employment was 2019, where he […]
Missouri man faces federal indictment for allegedly threatening to murder Emanuel Cleaver
A federal grand jury has indicted a man from southwest Missouri for threatening to murder two members of the U.S. House, including Rep. Emanuel Cleaver of Kansas City. The three-count indictment of Kenneth Hubert, 63, of Marionville, was announced Wednesday afternoon by the United States Attorneys Office of the Western District. Hubert is alleged to […]
Missouri judge granted victory to transparency advocates. Weeks later, he reversed it
Government transparency advocates celebrated a victory in late December, when a Cole County judge ruled the Missouri governor’s office was illegally redacting information from public records. Two weeks later, Cole County Circuit Court Judge Jon Beetem withdrew his ruling with no explanation. And on Monday, Beetem issued a new ruling saying that although he believed […]
Top Hawley aide to be questioned in Democrat lawsuit alleging Sunshine Law violation
Democrats are seeking to question one of U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley’s longtime advisers as part of a lawsuit alleging the attorney general’s office under Hawley knowingly violated Missouri’s open records laws. On Thursday, a subpoena was issued for Daniel Hartman, who served as Hawley’s chief of staff during his short tenure as Missouri attorney general […]
Missouri facing more rolling power outages as extreme winter cold continues
Rolling blackouts continued Tuesday morning in southwest and western Missouri, the result of extreme winter weather conditions creating high demand for electricity. Evergy, which serves eastern Kansas and western Missouri, announced plans Monday afternoon to begin shutting off power for rotating blocks of customers for 30-60 minutes at a time. The rolling blackouts were directed […]
Missouri company accused of illegal gambling has sued the state
A Missouri-based company accused of operating illegal gambling devices filed a lawsuit alleging state law enforcement’s crackdown on rogue slot machines is a campaign of “harassment and intimidation.” Torch Electronics LLC filed its lawsuit on Friday in Cole County against the Missouri Department of Public Safety, Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Missouri Division of […]