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Secretary of State Denny Hoskins said he would not stop election officials from placing a referendum on the ballot — or running the Nov. 3 election on an older congressional map, during an appearance on “The Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air.”

Bloomberg also donated $1 million in 2024 to Missourians for Constitutional Freedom, the campaign that successfully placed an abortion rights amendment on the ballot and helped win its passage.

Kehoe signed an additional 35 bills late Monday afternoon, including legislation that raises the speed limit on rural highways and interstates to 75 mph.

The freeze passed with an almost 78% of ballots being cast in favor.

Vera Elwood will be the next person to represent the Second Ward on the Columbia City Council.

Vera Elwood continues to outspend Ken Rice in the race for the Second Ward seat on the Columbia City Council, according to financial reports released ahead of the Aug. 5 election.

No-excuse absentee voting opened Tuesday in Boone County for the April 8 municipal election.

This proposed amendment proposes changes to the Missouri Constitution to allow a casino to be built on the Osage River at the Lake of the Ozarks. Proceeds from gaming tax revenue would go to early-childhood literacy programs. The development would also include a hotel, convention center, restaurants and other attractions.

This proposed amendment would overturn the state's near-total abortion passed, which was passed in 2022 after Wade was overturned. It would legalize abortion until the point of fetal viability.

Jared Young is running for Senate under the banner of a new party; the Better Party, which attempts to sit in the middle of the extreme left and right. He criticizes both parties having to appeal to the extreme in the primary election. He also touches on the general feeling of discouragement and exhaustion most feel around politics and elections.