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Missouri state Rep. Darin Chappell and House Majority Leader Alex Riley confer in the Missouri House in March (Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications).

Plan to put Medicaid work requirements in Missouri state Constitution draws public opposition

Advocates for cancer patients, people with developmental disabilities and their caregivers urged Missouri lawmakers Wednesday to reject a proposal writing Medicaid work requirements into the state ...

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Missouri Republican tax plan set to drain $500 million from Missouri’s budget By Richard Eberwein – 12/18/25

A Republican tax law is projected to strip as much as $500 million from Missouri’s budget next year, a loss critics warn could force painful cuts to essential public services across the state.

Democracy Missouri secretary of state sets off another legal battle over gerrymandering By Richard Eberwein – 12/11/25

After the group People Not Politicians submitted more than enough signatures for a referendum to repeal Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map, Secretary of State Denny Hoskins (R) says the map will still go into effect.

Democracy Missouri group submits nearly three times as many signatures as needed for gerrymander repeal vote By Richard Eberwein – 12/10/25

People Not Politicians Missouri has submitted more than 300,000 signatures to the Secretary of State’s office for the referendum to remove the Republican-drawn congressional map from the 2026 midterms.

Missouri Map mix-up sends Missouri Republican spiraling into George Soros rant By Richard Eberwein – 12/08/25

Last Friday, U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) went on an anti-California rant on X, while unknowingly responding to a post from a newspaper in her own state.

Democracy Missouri Republicans using ICE in latest effort to preserve gerrymandered maps By Richard Eberwein – 12/01/25

As the effort to petition against Missouri’s new gerrymandered map ramps up, the latest Republican attempt to preserve the new map saw Attorney General Catherine Hanaway (R) get Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) involved.

Democracy Ron Johnson and others set to financially benefit from role in Jan. 6 plot By Richard Eberwein – 11/13/25

A provision in the deal to end the government shutdown allows several Republican senators to sue the government for as much as $500,000 when their phone records are obtained without their permission.

Democracy Facing opposition, Missouri GOP rallies to save their gerrymandered maps By Richard Eberwein – 11/13/25

Missouri’s new congressional map is likely going to require approval from voters next year before being implemented, and Republicans in the state are gearing up to defend them.

Economy Missouri ranchers disappointed by feds’ plan to lower beef prices By EDWIN J. VIERA Public News Service – 11/12/25

Many Missouri farmers and ranchers are frustrated by plans to lower beef prices. President Donald Trump proposed buying 80,000 metric tons of beef from Argentina as a short-term way to lower ...

Economy Report warns Missouri child poverty could soar without key programs By CHRYSTAL BLAIR Missouri News Service – 11/03/25

Missouri’s child poverty rate could climb sharply as pandemic-era supports and food assistance programs expire, according to a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Almost 15% of ...

Democracy ‘No Kings’ rallies galvanize smaller cities and towns throughout Heartland By Austin Linfante – 10/20/25

Last Saturday’s “No Kings” rallies garnered an estimated 7 million people to rally against President Donald Trump and his administration’s monarch-like control of power. Much of the attention has been on the largest rallies in cities like New York City, Chicago, Washington D.C. and San Francisco.

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