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Missouri voters narrowly approve sports betting amendment

1 year ago
By the time the NFL playoffs begin in January, sports betting will be legal in Missouri. The only remaining question now that voters approved Amendment 2 is whether bettors will use platforms licensed in Missouri or if players will have to use accounts linked to licenses from other states. The amendment directs the Missouri Gaming […]
Rudi Keller

Missouri voters reject funding sheriff and prosecutor pensions through court fees

1 year ago
Missouri voters rejected an amendment allowing for court fees to fund sheriff and prosecutor retirement benefits. Amendment 6 failed by a margin roughly 61%-39% in final, unofficial tallies from the Missouri Secretary of State’s office. The issue was placed before voters by the legislature, which sought to reverse the impact of a 2021 Missouri Supreme […]
Mary Sanchez

Status quo election leaves Missouri Republicans with legislative supermajorities

1 year ago
The Missouri General Assembly will have new faces next year, but the partisan alignment will likely remain unchanged as Republicans appear to have retained their two-thirds supermajority in both chambers. The question of which party would have the majority in the General Assembly was never in doubt in this election. The goal for Democrats was […]
Rudi Keller

Maplewood History: Minstrel Shows – Part One

1 year ago
Now and then I am asked questions along the lines of, “Has Maplewood always been the very friendly, progressive community that it is today?”  I am happy to be asked these questions because I know that it hasn’t been.  It has taken a lot of effort by myself and many others to create this community […]
Doug Houser

Missourians vote to increase minimum wage, require paid sick leave

1 year ago
An effort to hike the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour and guarantee paid sick leave won the support of Missouri voters Tuesday night.  With 81% of precincts reporting, Proposition A was winning with Missouri voters 59% to 41%. The approval follows a trend of Missourians using the initiative petition process to increase the minimum wage — and more broadly, of Missourians using that process to advance policies at odds with the beliefs of the state’s Republican dominated legislature. Proposition…
Clara Bates

Andrew Bailey wins full term as Missouri attorney general 

1 year ago
Republican Andrew Bailey will remain Missouri attorney general for another four years, defeating Democrat Elad Gross. Final results with all precincts reporting to the secretary of state’s office show Bailey defeated Gross 60% to 38%.  Bailey has held the office since November 2022, when he was appointed attorney general by GOP Gov. Mike Parson after […]
Rebecca Rivas

Vivek Malek wins full term as Missouri treasurer

1 year ago
Missouri State Treasurer Vivek Malek, a Republican, has become the first person of color ever elected to a statewide office in Missouri.  Final, unofficial results from the secretary of state’s office show Malek defeated Democrat Mark Osmak 58% to 38%.  This will be Malek’s first full term as treasurer, after taking his post as an […]
Annelise Hanshaw

Denny Hoskins wins race to become Missouri’s next secretary of state

1 year ago
Republican state Sen. Denny Hoskins will be Missouri’s next chief election official, defeating Democratic state Rep. Barbara Phifer. With all precincts reporting, the final, unofficial tally showed Hoskins defeated Phifer 58% to 40%.  “The right to vote is fundamental,” Hoskins said, “and I will work hard to ensure voters know that their ballots are safe […]
Annelise Hanshaw

Republican David Wasinger elected Missouri lieutenant governor

1 year ago
Republican David Wasinger won the race for lieutenant governor on Tuesday, besting Democrat Richard Brown. Final, unofficial results show Wasinger defeated Brown 57% to 38%. Wasinger, who describes humble beginnings as a Hardee’s worker and paper boy, is a St. Louis-based attorney who “took on Wall Street banks” following the 2008 financial crisis in fraud […]
Annelise Hanshaw

Missourians vote to increase minimum wage, require paid sick leave

1 year ago
An effort to hike the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour and guarantee paid sick leave won the support of Missouri voters Tuesday night.  Proposition A was approved by Missouri voters 58% to 42%. The approval follows a trend of Missourians using the initiative petition process to increase the minimum wage — and more […]
Clara Bates