A wide-ranging elections bill would restore Missouri’s presidential primary and lengthen the time that voters can cast an absentee ballot in-person without and excuse. It’s sponsored by State Rep. Peggy McGaugh, R-Carroll County. McGaugh, a former county clerk,...
Missouri’s Republican House Speaker and the House Elections Committee chair are disappointed that the GOP-controlled Senate did not approve legislation on voter ID and initiative petition reform this session. The 2021 session ended Friday evening in Jefferson...
(This is the second part of Brian Hauswirth’s two-part series on the status of the 2020 Census in Missouri) A state lawmaker from northwest Missouri’s Carrollton is worried that the 2020 Census may miss residents who’ve been impacted by Missouri...
The chairperson of a committee working to ensure an accurate count of all people living in the state is pleased with Missourians’ response to the U.S. Census, which determines federal funding and congressional maps. Former Branson Mayor Karen Best chairs the...
America’s first female county clerk has been inducted into the Hall of Famous Missourians. A bronze bust of Annie White Baxter of southwest Missouri’s Carthage joins 47 others in the esteemed hall already showcasing journalist Walter Cronkite, radio host Rush...
