Tag: Missouri news

  • Gov. Mike Parson calls an extraordinary session

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    Governor Mike Parson (R) announced an extraordinary session on August 22, 2022 which will focus on an income tax cut and agricultural tax incentives proposal. This extraordinary session is set to begin on September 6 and the annual veto session begins on September 14. During the regular 2022 session, Parson vetoed a tax cut and…

  • On Missourian candidate completes Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

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    Below are a selection of responses from the candidate who filled out Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey on August 27. To read Catherine Dreher’s full responses, click her name at the bottom of the article. Dreher is running for the Missouri State Senate to represent District 10. She advanced from the Libertarian Party primary on August…

  • Previewing the Missouri Supreme Court’s September docket

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    The Missouri Supreme Court has 11 cases on the docket for the month of September. This is the fewest number of cases argued in front of the Supreme Court in the month of September since 2017.  The following cases will be heard on three separate days at the end of September.  September 20  Cedar County…

  • Missouri’s average gas price falls to $3.49

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    As of August 24, Missouri’s average gas price according to AAA was $3.49 for regular gas, which was below the national average of $3.88. Gas prices fell from the previous week’s average of $3.52 and were below the July average of $4.04. On August 24, 2021, the state’s average price was $2.84. Joplin was the…

  • John Wood (I) drops out of race for U.S. Senate in Missouri

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    John Wood (I), a former senior investigator for the January 6th Select Committee, announced that he was suspending his campaign for U.S. Senate in Missouri. Wood qualified for the ballot on August 1, one day before the state’s Republican primary. On August 23, Wood said that he saw no path to victory in the general…

  • Missouri’s average gas price falls to $3.52

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    As of August 17, Missouri’s average gas price according to AAA was $3.52 for regular gas, which was below the national average of $3.94. Gas prices fell from the previous week’s average of $3.62 and were below the July average of $4.27. On August 17, 2021, the state’s average price was $2.87. Joplin was the…

  • Both candidates for Misssouri’s vacant 140th house district submit Candidate Connection surveys

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    Both candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for the 140th district in the Missouri House of Representatives —Amy Freeland (D) and Jamie Ray Gragg (R)—completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey.  The 140th district was left vacant when former state Rep. Tricia Derges (R) resigned on July 1, 2022. Here are excerpts from candidates’…

  • Missouri’s average gas price falls to $3.62

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    As of August 10, Missouri’s average gas price according to AAA was $3.62 for regular gas, which was below the national average of $4.01. Gas prices fell from the previous week’s average of $3.79 and were below the July average of $4.41. On August 10, 2021, the state’s average price was $2.87. Joplin was the…

  • Missouri state legislative incumbents lost in primaries at an increased rate

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    Seven state legislative incumbents—four Democrats and three Republicans—lost to primary challengers on August 2.  This represents 5.3% of incumbents who filed for re-election, the largest number and highest rate of incumbent primary defeats in the state in five election cycles. A list of incumbents defeated, all of whom were first elected to office within the…

  • Ranked-choice voting initiative will not appear on the ballot in Missouri

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    On August 9, Secretary of State John Ashcroft (R) announced that a top-four ranked-choice voting initiative will not make the Missouri general election ballot due to an insufficient number of valid signatures submitted. The campaign behind the citizen initiative, Better Elections, needed to submit at least 171,592 valid signatures in order to qualify the initiative…