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Incumbent Congresswoman Cori Bush handily defeated Republican Andrew Jones to retain her District 1 seat, garnering 73% of the votes.

While Amendment 3, Missouri's ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana for adults, took much of the spotlight during Tuesday's elections, three other statewide amendments represented a broad range of proposals and drew mixed results. They were joined on the ballot by a constitutional convention question, and the state auditor's race. Amendment 1, proposed by legislators, asked voters to amend the state's constitution to allow the General Assembly to override current restrictions on the…

SPRINGFIELD – The race for Illinois Governor has been called. The Associated Press called the mid-term election within 20 minutes of polls closing with current governor J.B. Pritzker (D) winning re-election over Darren Bailey (R). Bailey was a former Illinois State Representative from 2019-2021 for the 109 th district in Southern Illinois. He is currently a member of the Illinois Senate for the 55 th district. It will be Pritzker’s second consecutive term after first being elected into office in 2018. “I’m grateful tonight,” Pritzker said at a supporters’ victory rally late Tuesday night. “I’m so thrilled to spend four more years as your governor.” He opened up his victory speech by listing off his accomplishments since his election. He mentioned raising the minimum wage, guaranteeing a women’s right to choose, balancing the budget, expanding healthcare, increasing college scholarships, and legalizing cannabis. As o

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Republicans targeted the 24th District after it gained more GOP voters in redistricting.

This story has been corrected since it was first published.  Missouri House Democrats had their best election night in years Tuesday, adding three seats to increase their caucus to its highest total in a decade.  The party also successfully defended a St. Louis County state Senate seat that saw massive spending by Republicans. Democrats went […]

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Missourians voted Tuesday to become the 21st state to legalize recreational marijuana, approving a constitutional amendment that also establishes a process to clear nonviolent marijuana-related charges from Missourians’ criminal records. Though down from the 66% of voters who approved medical cannabis in 2018, the recreational marijuana amendment on Tuesday received 53% of the vote. “Today’s […]

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Voters have selected Scott Fitzpatrick for Missouri State Auditor, a decision that could give Missouri a Republican head at each of its six political statewide offices.

Theodore Fox II of De Soto, MO became a Real Rock Hero in the Real Rock Army today

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The tax on most vehicles will be more in 2022 than in 2021, due to the rising values of vehicles in the re-sale market. Taxes are due December 31.

Existing medical dispensaries will be able to transition to include adult-use sales and are likely to begin selling by early February of next year.

Four of the St. Louis County Council's seven seats appeared on the ballot in Tuesday's election.

Legalized recreational cannabis found favor with the majority of Missouri voters today. Amendment 3, the initiative legalizing recreational use of marijuana, won 53% of the vote in Tuesday's midterm. The measure fell behind early in the night, but continued to gain steadily as election returns were tallied.

Democrat Tracy McCreery wins a competitive bid for a prominent St. Louis County-based state Senate seat.

Trident Refit Facility Kings Bay held a ceremony marking the re-opening of its dry dock at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia, Oct. 18. The nearly $600 million Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Southeast recapitalization project began in the summer of 2020. More than 1,000 people worked on the project, spearheaded by Alberici-Mortenson, Joint […]

A prolific thief appeared in federal court and admitted to stealing dozens of catalytic converters around the St. Louis area.

Keep up with some of the biggest races in Missouri and the St. Louis area here.

Democrats did well enough to prevent a red wave.