Nearly $10M has poured into a campaign backing Missouri’s Amendment 5. But those donors are hidden, leaving voters in the dark about who is bankrolling the plan to overhaul the state’s tax structure. #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

Nearly $10M has poured into a campaign backing Missouri’s Amendment 5. But those donors are hidden, leaving voters in the dark about who is bankrolling the plan to overhaul the state’s tax structure. #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

New: High-profile votes in both Kansas and Missouri are widely viewed as proxy fights over abortion. On either side of the state line, the two constitutional amendments could pave the way for abortion opponents to clamp down on access. #moleg #ksleg www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

New: A prominent developer is suing the Missouri Young Republicans, alleging the group tried to sabotage a housing project through a bizarre smear campaign. The MYR’s attorney rejected the allegations as “entirely false” in an interview. #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

New: Why Missouri’s Amendment 4 would be a ‘seismic’ change for direct democracy #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

New: U.S. AG Todd Blanche blindsided police this week when he suggested on national TV that the suspect in a spree of Kansas City shootings might be dead. “We still don’t have any information regarding that whatsoever,” one agency said. #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

New: Medication abortion is now available in Kansas City for the first time since 2018. But as clinics take on appointments, voters are gearing up for another fight at the ballot box. How opponents plan to halt newly-restored access: #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

ICYMI: Medication abortion access restored in MO ahead of Amendment 3 vote From @carolinegracez.bsky.social #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

ICYMI: Missouri could curtail direct democracy in August. How would that reshape the state? From @jackharvel.bsky.social. #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

New: During World Cup, Kansas City shootings put gun violence under a microscope #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

New: ICE ‘will have presence’ at Kansas City World Cup matches, White House says w/ @jackharvel.bsky.social #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

NEW: Missouri appears set to use a new, gerrymandered congressional map in the upcoming August primaries despite questions over the map’s legal status. #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

New: Kansas City mayor vows to crack down on unlicensed clubs after mass shooting www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

Nearly two months after the Royals announced a new stadium, Missouri’s financial role in the $1.9B plan is still unclear. City officials had not yet applied for state funding to boost the project, Gov. Mike Kehoe's office confirmed to @kansascity.com #moleg www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/k...

New: Missouri’s Josh Hawley is warning about AI dangers. But regulations languish in his home state #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

Kansas voters will soon be tasked with a monumental decision over whether the state’s Supreme Court justices should be elected. Inside the vote as Republicans seek to clamp down on a court that protected abortion access: #ksleg www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

Mysterious group pours $1.9M into Missouri’s income tax phase-out campaign #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

New: Trump's decision to weigh in on the race for Kansas governor came at a key time for Republicans. Now, the upcoming primary could pose a major test of the president's influence & whether the GOP can flip the seat. #ksleg www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

New: Missouri abortion rights groups launch campaign to halt proposed ban after 2024 vote #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

With a 3-judge panel blocking Alabama's gerrymander, we will likely see soon how the Supreme Court will apply — or won't apply — the Purcell principle limiting judicial intervention ahead of elections I looked at the court's uneven application last week... www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-s...

NEW: Missouri governor moves direct democracy, income tax votes to August primary #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

NEW - Less than 6 months before the midterms, Republicans face a difficult path to retaining the U.S. House amid Trump’s poor approval ratings— but the party’s gerrymanders have helped A look at the midterms landscape, from @fischler.bsky.social & me www.newsfromthestates.com/article/sagg...

NEW: Since becoming Missouri's top election official, Denny Hoskins has dramatically reshaped the position. How Hoskins has wielded the Secretary of State's Office to push conservative ideals with few parallels in modern Missouri politics: #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

NEW: In JD Vance’s Kansas City speech, confusion over Missouri map takes center stage #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

NEW: Missouri AG threatens legal action against clerks who don’t use gerrymandered map Inside the controversy that's left local election officials scrambling ahead of the August primaries: #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

New: ‘Untenable.’ Missouri map ruling ushers in chaotic period for KC voters #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

New: Why there is a glimmer of hope for Democrats in Missouri's redistricting rulings #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

NEW: The Missouri Supreme Court upheld the state’s gerrymandered congressional map in a pair of rulings that ease a path for Republicans to unseat Kansas City’s longtime Democratic congressman. Quick write up that will be updated: #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

New: Inside the Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday, attorneys traded arguments over the fate of the state's gerrymandered congressional map. While the legal arguments played out, a crowd of protesters gathered outside. #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

New: Mass resignations, ‘confidential’ memo upend Kansas City homelessness board #moleg #mogov amp.kansascity.com/news/politic...

The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear a trio of cases that could decide whether a GOP-backed map can be used in the 2026 election. Inside the three cases with extraordinarily high stakes for both Kansas City and U.S. politics: #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

New: Missouri passes mysterious $80M that could boost new Kansas City Royals stadium project #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/k...

New: Jackson County's plea deals after the 2024 Chiefs rally shooting have renewed focus on Missouri's so-called “stand your ground” law. @jackharvel.bsky.social & I take a look at whether there's appetite for change inside the Missouri Capitol. #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

New: Jackson County Executive Phil LeVota issued an 11th-hour plea for Missouri lawmakers to freeze property assessments for two years, according to a letter obtained by @kansascity.com. #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

BREAKING: The Rev. Adam Hamilton launches challenge to U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall — as a Democrat. Inside Hamilton's highly-anticipated announcement w/ @bymatthewkelly.bsky.social. #ksleg www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

NEW: Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe downplays possibility of redrawing the state’s congressional map this year after landmark SCOTUS decision. "We’re happy with the (map) that we drew last year," Kehoe told @kansascity.com. #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

Inside a Lenexa brewery, the founding pastor of the nation’s largest United Methodist church grappled with a question that has loomed over Kansas politics for two months. Is the Rev. Adam Hamilton in or out? w/ @bymatthewkelly.bsky.social www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

Some council members and parks officials voted on new Royals project w/o clarity on its location, my colleague Sam McDowell reports. “We were trying to protect Hallmark and their employees, if something leaked, (on) where they were going," John Sherman said. www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-c...

New: Inside a ritzy event venue overlooking the Kansas City skyline, Royals majority owner John Sherman unveiled plans for a new stadium in Crown Center. But the announcement left a series of unanswered questions that loomed over the day of celebration. #moleg www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

NEW: After Kansas City officials passed a funding plan to secure a new Royals stadium near downtown, attention now turns to the Missouri Capitol. #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

Missouri's investigation into a tiny village near Kansas City found credible conflicts of interest between the village’s elected board and a prominent developer. The investigative report released Monday mirrors a 2023 investigation by @kansascity.com. #moleg www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

New: Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas' administration audited The Star’s coverage for bias against city government, according to the staffer who performed the review and internal emails. But Mayor Lucas denies ordering it. #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

New: Former KC-area officials strike deal with prosecutors, ending criminal investigation. The deal marks the culmination of a criminal probe into a sparsely populated Jackson County village following a 2023 investigation by @kansascity.com. #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

New: Kansas City has long benefited from outsized influence in Congress. But the potential departures of its two most experienced lawmakers — one on his own terms, one forced — could diminish that power. #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

NEW IN-DEPTH — How Trump’s expansion of federal power threatens states’ authority As the U.S. marks 250 years, the relationship between the federal and state governments is approaching a breaking point. Our look at what it means for the country From me & Kevin Hardy stateline.org/2026/03/30/h...

New: Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas announced he will not run for Congress this year after months of speculation. #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

Missouri Republican Sam Graves, a longtime powerful political figure, has announced his retirement, triggering a competitive race for his seat that includes much of the city's Northland. Here's the latest via @kacen.bsky.social - www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas has publicly floated a run for Congress. Now, a looming deadline gives Lucas a short window to decide whether to set his sights on Washington or carve a different path in 2027. w/ @jackharvel.bsky.social #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

While a major ruling on Tuesday marked a win for Republicans, it was far from the final say on the congressional map that slices through KC. Here's a rundown of the cases and potential statewide vote that could decide the map's fate #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

BREAKING -- Missouri Supreme Court rules 4-3 that last year's mid-decade redistricting special session was legal. The ruling, on its face, appears to grant lawmakers broad authority to redraw map lines at their pleasure. Story tk #moleg #mogov