Kansas City
A quick study: Get to know the candidates in Tuesday’s election for Kansas City CouncilWith Kansas Citians electing a new City Council on Tuesday, here are the candidates on the ballot. 1st District Chris GahaganHaving received his J.D. Read More
2022 election
Cook Political Report: Congressional seats in Texas, Florida leaning Republican(The Center Square) – In a new Cook Political Report analysis of ten Congressional seats up for grabs this November, two open seats, one each in Texas and Florida,… Read More
Politics
Majority of voters say they are ‘less likely’ to support candidates pushing student loan forgiveness(The Center Square) – The majority of Americans are less likely to support candidates in favor of President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness, according to a newly released survey data. Read More
National
Hageman ousts Cheney in Wyoming GOP primary(The Center Square) – Harriet Hageman won Wyoming’s Republican primary election Tuesday, unseating incumbent Rep. Liz Cheney. As of 6:30 a.m. MDT Wednesday with about 90% of votes counted,… Read More
2022 election
Arizona’s U.S. Senate seat rated a toss-up by election forecastersIncumbent Mark Kelly (D), Blake Masters (R), and Marc Victor (L) are running in the general election for Arizona’s Class III U.S. Senate on Nov. 8. As of August 2022,… Read More
2022 election
Poll shows 10% undecided in Illinois governor’s race focused on inflation, crime(The Center Square) – Recent polling highlights where potential voters stand when looking ahead to the gubernatorial election and whether or not voters would support a J.B. Pritzker presidential campaign. Read More
Biden administration
Poll: Democrats don’t want Biden to run again in 2024(The Center Square) – A majority of Democrats do not want President Joe Biden to run for reelection in 2024, according to a new poll. The New York Times/Siena College … Read More
State Government
One month to voter registration deadline for Missouri’s primaryThe voter registration deadline for Missouri’s 2022 primary election is one month away. Those who wish to vote in-person must be registered by July 6. Registration is possible online, in-person,… Read More
State Government
Highest rate of Missouri state senators facing primary challengers since 2014Six of the nine Missouri state senators running for re-election—all Republicans—face contested primaries. That equals 67% of incumbents seeking re-election, the highest rate since 2014. This is also the first… Read More
National
House conservatives ready law-and-order agenda ahead of midtermsCrime is on the rise around the country, the midterm elections are fast approaching, and the largest bloc of House conservatives is preparing a comprehensive package of law-and-order legislation. The… Read More
State Government
Missouri House passes resolution related to election administrationThe Missouri House of Representatives approved House Joint Resolution 131 on April 6, 2022. The bill proposes modifying the state constitution as follows: Providing that “only citizens of the… Read More
State Government
‘Build Our Bench’ initiative gets three conservatives elected to school boards, says there’s more work to be doneKANSAS CITY, Mo. – Three conservative candidates in Kansas City’s Northland were elected to school boards earlier this month, much to the credit of a city councilwoman’s mission… Read More
State Government
Six current vacancies in Missouri House of Representatives; oldest vacancy open since April 2021Six seats are currently vacant in the Missouri House of Reprsentatives, with the oldest open since April 21, 2021. On that date, former State Rep. Rick Roeber (R)—who represented District… Read More
State Government
Campaign for ranked-choice voting ballot initiative in Missouri has raised millions ahead of signature deadlineThe campaign supporting a ranked-choice voting (RCV) ballot initiative in Missouri has received millions in contributions in the weeks ahead of its signature deadline. The initiative would change the state’s… Read More
State Government
23% of Missouri’s 2022 legislative races have uncontested Republican incumbentsIn 2022, 41 Republican incumbents are running without opposition for the Missouri General Assembly, which represents 23% of the state’s legislative races. Forty of these incumbents are in the House… Read More
State Government
Six of seven Missouri school board incumbents win re-election in April 2022, four races uncalledNine Missouri school districts covered by Ballotpedia held nonpartisan general elections for 18 school board seats on April 5, 2022, including one special election for a one-year term. Four of these… Read More
State Government
School board elections taking place across nine Missouri school districts in April 2022A total of 18 school board seats across nine Missouri school districts covered by Ballotpedia are up for nonpartisan general election on April 5, 2022, one of which is up for… Read More
Opinion
Op-Ed: Unmonitored drop boxes, other questions continue to cloud election integrity – even in Johnson County, KansasMost of the media want you to believe that lingering questions about election integrity are the stuff of lies, kooks and fringe conspiracy theories. As ESPN’s… Read More