Tag: missouri
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All candidates for Missouri House of Representatives District 100 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both of the candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 100 — Colin Lovett (D) and Philip Oehlerking (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Eighty-eight of the country’s 99…
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Gov. Mike Parson calls an extraordinary session
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…
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On Missourian candidate completes Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
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…
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Previewing the Missouri Supreme Court’s September docket
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…
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John Wood (I) drops out of race for U.S. Senate in Missouri
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…
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Missouri state legislative incumbents lost in primaries at an increased rate
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…
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Ranked-choice voting initiative will not appear on the ballot in Missouri
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…
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Marijuana legalization initiative certified for the ballot in Missouri
On Aug. 9, 2022, Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft (R) announced that a ballot initiative to legalize marijuana in Missouri qualified for the November 8 general election ballot. The citizen-initiated ballot measure, led by the Legal Missouri 2022 campaign, needed 171,592 signatures to qualify for the ballot. Legal Missouri 2022 submitted more than 385,000…
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Missouri celebrates 201 years of statehood
201 years ago, Missouri became the 24th state admitted to the Union on Aug. 10, 1821. According to archeological excavations, humans have inhabited the Missouri area since about 9000 BCE. There were many different civilizations of native peoples including the Missouri, Quapaw, and Osage. The French began to settle in present-day Missouri around 1735. The…
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Voters in St. Louis, Missouri, approve two ballot measures on Aug. 2
On August 2, voters in St. Louis, Missouri, approved two ballot measures—Proposition F and Proposition S. St. Louis Proposition F amended the city’s charter to increase the maximum fine for violations of ordinances regarding environmental conditions, such as dumping waste and debris and prohibited refuse, from $500 to $1,000. With all precincts reporting, the vote…