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In Defeat, Claire McCaskill Sees the Upside: She Doesn't Have to Be Careful Anymore

by Danny Wicentowski on November 7, 2018 at 1:13PM

McCaskill knows that her attempts to straddle that divide haven't always worked. When her campaign aired an ad to reassure voters that she's not "one of those crazy Democrats," it raised the hackles of progressives.

Hey Missouri Democrats, There Is Actually a Huge Amount of Election News to Celebrate

by Sarah Fenske on November 7, 2018 at 10:08AM

Food for thought. But when it comes to last night's returns, believe it or not, there's even more good news locally:

Cort VanOstran Comes Up Short Against Ann Wagner in Suburban St. Louis

by Doyle Murphy on November 7, 2018 at 8:55AM

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Nicole Galloway Wins Missouri Auditor Race, a Lone Democrat in a Red State

by Sarah Fenske on November 7, 2018 at 6:48AM

Missouri now has two Republican U.S. senators, a Republican governor and a Republican secretary of state — and thanks to Josh Hawley's ascension to the Senate, it will be getting a new Republican attorney general soon. That all-red leadership group might have seemed unthinkable just two years ago, when Jay Nixon, Chris Koster, Jason Kander and Claire McCaskill all held state-wide office.

Why Medical Marijuana Access Is So Important to Amendment 2 Supporters

by Jaime Lees on November 7, 2018 at 6:23AM

Margie Andersohn “I think it’s really important because I’ve seen it in action. I’ve seen three of my friends with stage four cancer who were cured by using the THC and the CBD treatments and I totally believe in it and I think it needs to be available to people as an option.

Missouri Is Getting Medical Marijuana, as Amendment 2 Passes

by Doyle Murphy on November 6, 2018 at 11:13PM

It has been a weird, confusing campaign for medical marijuana's supporters, but we finally have a winner and can stop trying to memorize the details of all those options. The mainstream favorite of the three proposals on the state ballot — Amendment 2, proposed by legalization activists New Approach Missouri — was easily the choice of voters.

Josh Hawley Beats Claire McCaskill

by Sarah Fenske on November 6, 2018 at 10:46PM

The race, once believed to hold the key to Democrats taking control of the Senate, was a slugfest — and frequently negative. Hawley derided McCaskill as a "party-line liberal."

Missouri Voters Approve Prop B Minimum Wage Increase

by Sarah Fenske on November 6, 2018 at 10:17PM

After the St. Louis Board of Aldermen passed its own minimum wage increase in 2015, the Missouri legislature slapped it down. House Bill 1194 barred cities from taking action on the wage — and had the unfortunate timing of going into effect after the city's increase had already begun showing up on paychecks.

Clean Missouri's Redistricting Plan Amendment 1 Passes

by Doyle Murphy on November 6, 2018 at 10:11PM

A new plan to redraw the Missouri's legislative districts passed easily — which could mean big shakeups in state election maps. Clean Missouri's Amendment 1 is designed to be a bundle of reforms, simultaneously setting a $5 limit on meals and other lobbyist gifts to legislators, extending the waiting period for lawmakers to become lobbyists to two years from six months and opening legislators' emails to public records requests.

Tory Sanders' Family Sues Sheriff Cory Hutcheson After Mississippi County Jail Death

by Doyle Murphy on November 6, 2018 at 1:54PM

A mentally ill Tennessee man who was killed in a southeast Missouri jail lay limp on the floor while the elected sheriff and his top jailer squeezed his neck, a lawsuit filed yesterday in federal court alleges. A local cop saw the man had passed out and told the sheriff to ease up.

Donald Trump Wants You To Know He Had a Long Date with Josh Hawley Last Night

by Jaime Lees on November 6, 2018 at 12:13PM

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Your Broke Ass Can Catch a Cheap Ride to the Polls Today

by Sarah Fenske on November 6, 2018 at 6:46AM

Let's get one thing out of the way: You have no excuse not to vote today. You can't claim you're too busy working (Missouri law requires your boss to give you up to three hours off).

We Fixed That Appalling Trump Billboard Just Outside St. Louis for You

by Sarah Fenske on November 5, 2018 at 12:41PM

You're welcome. We welcome tips and feedback.

In St. Louis, Even the Bridges Cry Out For Your Vote

by Danny Wicentowski on November 5, 2018 at 11:08AM

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Hey Missouri, Here's How to Make Sure Your Vote Counts on Election Day

by Jaime Lees on November 5, 2018 at 9:13AM

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The Three Stooges Are in Missouri Tonight to Prop Up Josh Hawley

by Sarah Fenske on November 5, 2018 at 6:10AM

So here come the conservative talking heads — and, yeah, the president — to the rescue. "We’re glad to welcome Cape Girardeau native Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity as special guests to this final stop on the tour where President Trump will make his case to the American people to support GOP candidates on Election Day in order to continue our great American comeback under his leadership,” Trump spokesman Michael Glassner said in a statement.

Suburban St. Louis Men Assaulted Victim For White Supremacist Gang, Feds Say

by Doyle Murphy on November 2, 2018 at 11:23AM

Four men from the St. Louis suburbs and rural parts of state carried out a brutal assault in the service of a white supremacist prison gang, federal authorities say. The men are alleged to be members of the Aryan Circle, a criminal organization that began in Texas prisons and has spread to Missouri, according to an indictment unsealed on Thursday.

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