Brattin is a two-term senator who also served four terms in the Missouri House and one as Cass County auditor.
The list of Republicans hoping to win Missouri’s gerrymandered 5th Congressional District grew by one on Thursday when state Sen. Rick Brattin joined the race. Brattin, of Harrisonville, is making his second bid for a seat in Congress. He said at an announcement in Jefferson City that he is the conservative the district needs. “I […]
As President Trump and other Republicans cast doubt on the legitimacy of the US electoral system, other democracies offer lessons in protecting the integrity of voting systems.
While a judge is rewriting the ballot summary for a proposal to put new barriers in front of Missouri initiative campaigns, opponents are focusing on a new line of attack — the measure cuts financial penalties for accepting foreign contributions or committing petition fraud. Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green on Thursday ruled that he […]
Many Americans are unhappy with the two major parties but seldom support alternatives. New England is an exception.
U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver was the first candidate to file for office Tuesday in Missouri, showing the 11-term Democratic incumbent will run for re-election despite uncertainty about the boundaries of the district he represents. Cleaver, a Kansas City Democrat, became a target when Missouri Republicans, acting at the urging of President Donald Trump, redrew the […]
Candidates for offices ranging from Congress to the Missouri General Assembly have till March 31 to signal their plan to run.
Senators questioned whether the bill came with unnecessary privacy risks and was feasible with current funding.
Festus officials rejected demands made in a petition and letter calling for a public vote prohibiting large-scale data centers, saying the cit…
Opponents of a potential Festus data center development project presented a petition Monday night to the City Council, calling for a vote to b…