Congress has given final approval to new oversight requirements for wartime contracting that had been sought by Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill.
Former Republican congressman Wendell Bailey has joined a crowded field of candidates hoping to fill a vacancy in southeast Missouri's 8th Congressional District.
Missouri congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson may end up resigning her U.S. House seat earlier than originally planned.
Governor Jay Nixon spent $15.5 million on his re-election campaign and still has hundreds of thousands of dollars left over.
