Missouri’s gas tax is a key source of funding for transportation infrastructure, but some Republicans are sharply critical of a 2021 law raising it.

It was late August last year when Will Scharf got a call from a South Florida number he didn’t recognize. “It was a 561 number, and my parents are in that area code,” Scharf said. “So I assumed it was my dad calling me from a landline or something.

Records from Missouri election authorities show that the campaigns to enshrine abortion rights in the constitution and increase the minimum wage have both turned in more than enough valid signatures.

The ballot question, which was approved by the Missouri Legislature on the last day of their session in May, seeks reverse a unanimous Missouri Supreme Court decision from 2021 that said a $3 fee that was charged on every court case in Missouri to fund the sheriffs’ retirement system was an unconstitutional “sale of justice.”

Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt was a speaker at the Republican National Convention Tuesday night. Watch his full speech here.

Fundraising in the Republican and Democratic primaries for Missouri governor has exceeded $21 million, with the majority going to Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe. But the race for attorney general is also proving pricey.

Dozens of contested races will appear on ballots all across the Four States next month. In Missouri, that includes potential changes to the state constitution. The Missouri Constitution is facing big changes in 2024.

Citizen-led ballot measures to enshrine abortion rights in the Missouri constitution and mandate paid sick leave and an increased minimum wage remain on track to make November's ballot, with records from Missouri election authorities showing each campaign has turned in more than enough valid signatures as the verification process continues.

Mayor Jean Stothert wants to ask Omaha voters to approve issuing $333 million in general obligation bonds for city capital improvement projects, including $100 million to help pay for expanding