Dem. Rep Lacy Clay’s Campaign Has Paid Over $1M to Sister’s Firm

Sister's law firm is often biggest beneficiary of Rep. Clay's campaign cash

Joe Schoffstall
November 11, 2019 5:00 AM

A law firm run by the sister of Democratic representative William Lacy Clay Jr. (Mo.) has now banked more than $1 million from the congressman's campaign since 2002, filings show.

MO Dem Approved Public Funding for Obscene, Sex-Driven Forum

Gubernatorial hopeful recommended giving taxpayer money to raunchy website

Collin Anderson
October 31, 2019 5:00 AM

Missouri Democrat Nicole Galloway helped steer a $375,000 taxpayer-funded investment to a sex-driven online forum that markets itself to 13-year-olds.

Missouri Sees Sharp Drop in Life Expectancy

Hawley sounds the alarm on economic roots of deaths of despair

Charles Fain Lehman
September 29, 2019 5:00 AM

Life expectancy in Missouri fell by nearly a year between 2012 and 2018 as the region has grappled with an epidemic of opioid, suicide, and alcohol-related deaths, according to a new report.

Abortion In Missouri Dealt Potentially Fatal Blow

Abortion clinic's fate officially in hands of circuit judge

Graham Piro
June 24, 2019 1:10 PM

The state allowed the clinic's license to lapse at the end of May due to concerns stemming from an earlier investigation that uncovered numerous health violations.

Missouri Senate Passes Pro-Life Reforms

Bill would limit abortions after 8 weeks, prohibit sex, Down syndrome discrimination

Bill McMorris
May 16, 2019 4:05 PM

The Missouri Senate passed a bill to limit abortions after eight weeks and also protect babies with Down syndrome on Thursday.

Sen. Hawley Delivers Inaugural Floor Speech on ‘Great American Middle’

Hawley called upon policymakers to 'ask new questions, force new debates, articulate new priorities, and find new solutions'

Charlie Hoffmann
May 15, 2019 12:45 PM

Court to Determine if Contact With Government Equates to Lobbying

Case of citizen activist could have significant First Amendment implications

Todd Shepherd
April 19, 2019 10:00 AM

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit is set to hear a case Friday in which a citizen activist who habitually walks the halls of the state capitol in Missouri to talk to elected lawmakers about political issues was later declared by a state ethics commission to be a lobbyist.

McCaskill to ‘Dumb’ Abortion Activists: ‘Shut Up’

Mikhael Smits
December 20, 2018 2:21 PM

Dems Warn in Multiple States: We’ll Know If You Don’t Vote, and So Will Your Neighbors

Constituents in Pennsylvania, New York, Missouri receive warnings

A voter casts their ballot at a polling station

Joe Schoffstall
November 6, 2018 2:40 PM

Individuals in at least three states have received literature from Democratic campaigns, organizations, or state parties warning that their voter records are public information. In one of those states, residents received documents that reveal if their immediate neighbors have voted in past elections.

McCaskill Expresses Support for Hyde Amendment on Day Before Election

Jeffrey Cimmino
November 6, 2018 9:51 AM

Sen. Claire McCaskill (D., Mo.) endorsed the Hyde amendment at a St. Louis press conference held on Monday.

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