Jason Hancock | Missouri Independent
Jason Hancock has been writing about Missouri since 2011, most recently as lead political reporter for The Kansas City Star. He has spent nearly two decades covering politics and policy for news organizations across the Midwest, and has a track record of exposing government wrongdoing and holding elected officials accountable.
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Republicans still maintain a huge cash-on-hand advantage in the race to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt -
The departures include Commissioner of Administration Sarah Steelman and a change in the Department of Social Services.
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A judge permanently blocked Missouri from enforcing a requirement that medical marijuana licenses go to businesses owned by residents.
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Ernest Johnson is scheduled to be executed at 6 p.m. Tuesday
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The judge ruled that the issue should be litigated by the city of St. Louis, St. Louis County and Jackson County separately.
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Missouri is now reporting an average of 3,000 COVID cases each day, prompting communities across the state to consider mask requirements. But Missouri's Attorney General has vowed to sue to block them.
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Missouri governor signs onto legal brief in Mississippi abortion case.
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Missouri's former governor is seriously looking at the 2022 campaign, though he could face issues with his party’s base for his handling as governor of the 2014 uprising in Ferguson.
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Gov. Parson was expected to make a call by Friday for a special session next week, but that plan was abandoned.
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Unlike every other legal business in the state, marijuana companies are currently prohibited from deducting business expenses on their taxes.
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Missouri's constitution prohibits the state from granting more than five dispensary licenses to any single entity or individual. But there are several companies that seem to hold more than five licenses, but the state is withholding any ownership information.
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Rep. Rick Roeber would be only the second lawmaker ever expelled from the House
