by Missourinet Contributor | Aug 18, 2023 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
Missouri Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick is sticking by his office’s estimates of how much it would cost the state if voters were to legalize abortion again by adding it to the State Constitution. His audit says it could cost local governments about $50,000 a year, with no...
by Alisa Nelson | Apr 6, 2023 | News
The 2024 race for governor is heating up. Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft has officially joined the race. “I’m asking the people of the state of Missouri to elect me as their governor in August of 2024,” Ashcroft told Missourinet....
by Marshall Griffin | Apr 3, 2023 | News, Politics / Govt
Tuesday is election day in Missouri for mayors, city councils, boards of aldermen, school boards, and other local-level offices. Turnout for municipal elections is usually low compared to state level and national elections, according to Missouri Secretary of State Jay...
by Missourinet Contributor | Mar 13, 2023 | News
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft has led Missouri out of a consortium of states formed to fight voter fraud. Ashcroft, a Republican, said the Electronic Registration Information Center, known as ERIC, has strayed from its original mission. Missouri left ERIC, along...
by Anthony Morabith | Nov 8, 2022 | News, Politics / Govt
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Monday that it plans to monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws in 64 jurisdictions in 24 states for the November 8 general election. Since the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Civil Rights Division says it has...