(The Center Square) – Voters are in the Virginia polls, choosing yes or no on a constitutional amendment that could sway four seats in the U.S. House of Representatives come November.
The Missouri House passed a bill Monday aimed at curbing minors’ access to social media, banning the distribution of “deepfakes” and setting new requirements for social media platforms and some artificial intelligence developers. The legislation, sponsored by Republican state Rep. Wendy Hausman of St. Peters, combines bills offered by at least 10 lawmakers. And while […]
An intraparty schism opened Thursday among legislative Democrats as the party’s leader in the Missouri House blasted state Senate Democrats for their silence during a 70-minute debate on a proposal to replace the state income tax with increased sales taxes. Speaking to reporters at a news conference, House Minority Leader Ashley Aune of Kansas City […]
(The Center Square) – Former U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell’s sudden exit from the California governor’s race is causing other candidates to try to win over the Democrat's supporters.
Opposition during debate came from Republicans as Democrats remained silent after negotiations remove tax-cut triggers
After unveiling a new plan just before midnight to replace Missouri’s income tax with a broader sales tax, state Senate Republican leaders moved quickly to push it to passage early Thursday morning. Democrats unanimously opposed the proposal, but only one said anything against it — and then only briefly. The harshest criticism came from Republican […]
The 44th House District is the only one in Boone County that will see candidates face off in November.
(The Center Square) – Resignations in the U.S. House are set to throw two new people into the race for control of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections.
(The Center Square) – Concurrent with the Trump administration’s War on Fraud, a survey shows that most American voters believe government fraud is responsible for the nation’s high cost of living, with one expert saying that fraud is the “invisible tax.”
The Jefferson County Council on Monday chose Tim Bennett Jr. of Festus to fill the District 5 seat vacated by Scott Seek. Bennett will represe…