Politics

The governor also signed into law on Thursday harsher penalties for drunk driving and age verification requirements for pornography website access.

Voters in 28 counties were assigned to new districts under the plan intended to boost GOP chances in the 5th District.

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway was the lead Republican attorney general behind the letter. Sent on Hanaway's office letterhead, the attorneys general state that "the upsurge in home-setting chemical abortions has serious implications for the Safe Drinking Water Act."

The Missouri Department of Social Services applied last year for federal permission to implement its Healthy SNAP initiative. As the department works with grocers to iron out details, it’s unclear whether the changes will go into effect Oct. 1 as planned.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro denounced the death of Brayan Garzon-Rayo on Wednesday. The 27-year-old man died by suicide while in ICE custody at the Phelps County Jail in Rolla.

Hanaway is lead counsel for Grain Belt Express, a clean-energy transmission line locked in litigation with the attorney general’s office and vehemently opposed by state agriculture organizations.

Among his first actions in office, new Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe is expected to issue a variety of orders targeting crime. The tone-setting move on Monday reflects a trend in the U.S.

A group focused on depolarizing politics is having trouble bringing conservatives to the table.

MU Political Scientist Peverill Squire explains why voters turned out for liberal policies, not politicians.

Republican signs were vandalized with swastikas and other inappropriate imagery, and Yes on 3 signs have been stolen.