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'Sick of hate politics': Republican dynasty defeated in race for Missouri governor
4 months, 2 weeks ago

'Sick of hate politics': Republican dynasty defeated in race for Missouri governor

Raw Story  

Missouri Republicans ratified Gov. “Fifteen months ago, people said we couldn’t win,” Kehoe told supporters gathered in Jefferson City Tuesday. Kehoe endured attacks for his support of higher fuel taxes, votes to allow foreign ownership of farmland and used derisive nicknames like RINO, “Tax Hike Mike” and “Kung Pao Kehoe.” Those ads didn’t move Nick Schatzer of Ashland, who voted …

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A Bunch Of Anti-LGBTQ+ Candidates Are Running In This State. And They Have Trump’s Support.
4 months, 2 weeks ago

A Bunch Of Anti-LGBTQ+ Candidates Are Running In This State. And They Have Trump’s Support.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A handful of Republicans running for Missouri’s highest offices secured crucial support from former President Donald Trump ahead of the primary election on Tuesday — a boost for candidates who have all promised to further restrict LGBTQ+ rights in the deep-red state. Missouri has already enacted several anti-trans laws, including a ban on trans youth playing on …

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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Missouri’s state primaries
4 months, 3 weeks ago

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Missouri’s state primaries

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. Ashcroft is Missouri’s secretary of state and the son of John Ashcroft, the former Missouri governor, U.S. senator and attorney general under President George W. Bush. Decision notes Bush’s 1st Congressional District is divided between St. Louis City and part of St. Louis County, both of which have heavily favored …

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Missouri Senate Republicans filibuster in hopes of making it harder for voters to amend constitution
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Missouri Senate Republicans filibuster in hopes of making it harder for voters to amend constitution

Associated Press  

— A faction of the Missouri Senate ended a roughly 16-hour filibuster on Tuesday that was meant to pressure their fellow Republicans into fast-tracking legislation that would make it harder for voters to amend the state constitution. The Freedom Caucus’ push comes as abortion-rights supporters are trying to get a measure on the November ballot that would guarantee the right …

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Missouri Republican leader suggests expulsion of GOP lawmaker as tensions mount in state Senate
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Missouri Republican leader suggests expulsion of GOP lawmaker as tensions mount in state Senate

Associated Press  

— The Republican leader of the Missouri Senate said Thursday that she would like to expel a conservative senator who has been blocking work in the chamber, escalating a GOP rift that has thwarted work on the party’s priorities. On Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Cindy O’Laughlin told reporters at an annual Missouri Press Association event that she “absolutely would” like …

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Years of Missouri Senate Republican infighting comes to a breaking point, and the loss of parking
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Years of Missouri Senate Republican infighting comes to a breaking point, and the loss of parking

Associated Press  

— A yearslong rift between a small band of defiant Missouri state senators and fellow Republicans in leadership on Tuesday reached what one lawmaker called a pivotal moment, as well as the loss of parking spaces. Sen. Bill Eigel posted on the X platform, formerly known as Twitter, that Senate leadership “put me in the furthest spot” from the Jefferson …

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A flamethrower and comments about book burning ignite a political firestorm in Missouri
1 year, 3 months ago

A flamethrower and comments about book burning ignite a political firestorm in Missouri

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. “Everything can be seen as just rhetoric until it can’t anymore and people start using it as an excuse to actually hurt people.” The 30-second video that put Eigel at the center of a social media storm is from a Sept. 15 event for Republicans at a winery near tiny …

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Viral video shows flamethrower-wielding Missouri state senators burning empty boxes, not books
54 years, 11 months ago

Viral video shows flamethrower-wielding Missouri state senators burning empty boxes, not books

Associated Press  

CLAIM: A video shows Missouri Republican state Sens. The video shows the two lawmakers burning empty cardboard boxes, not books, according to both politicians. Over the weekend, social media users shared a video they claimed showed two Republican state senators taking things even further by burning books. The video shows Schroer and Eigel, who is also running for Missouri governor, …

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Missouri lawmakers fail to raise bar to amend constitution, easing path for abortion rights
1 year, 7 months ago

Missouri lawmakers fail to raise bar to amend constitution, easing path for abortion rights

Associated Press  

— Chaos in Missouri’s Republican-led Senate on the final day of session Friday meant the failure of a longtime GOP priority to make it harder to amend the state’s constitution, which lawmakers predicted could ease the path to restoring abortion rights in the state. Democratic House Minority Leader Crystal Quade said the current Republican majority wants to make it harder …

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Missouri Senate divided on congressional redistricting
2 years, 10 months ago

Missouri Senate divided on congressional redistricting

Associated Press  

— Republicans in the Missouri Senate negotiated behind closed doors for hours Wednesday over how to divvy up the state’s eight congressional districts based on the latest census data. Senate Republicans are divided between a plan that could continue Missouri’s current political split in the U.S. House and a more aggressive proposal that could potentially give the GOP a shot …

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