Since the end of the 2022 election cycle, there’s been increased talk from proponents and opponents of abortion rights about putting a constitutional amendment about the issue on the 2024 ballot.

Schmitt will encounter a completely different political world than he did during his time in state offices.

The former president said: "I trust the great people of Missouri on this one to make up their own minds, much as they did when they gave me landslide victories in the 2016 and 2020 elections, and I am therefore proud to announce that ERIC has my complete and total endorsement."

Redistricting turned a St. Louis-area congressional district from a pure swing district to a seat that tilts decidedly toward the GOP.

Republican infighting in the Missouri Senate often got in the way of passing bills, including many of the majority party’s priorities.

Republicans may spare Democratic Congressman Emanuel Cleaver and bolster GOP Congresswoman Ann Wagner.

The 1st Congressional District was created with the help of Black Democrats and Republicans. But not everyone finds that arrangement to be beneficial to Black Missourians.

Some lawmakers fear that members of both parties could use agenda items as leverage to affect what the congressional map looks like.

Some GOP officials worry a big primary field could tip the race to former Gov. Eric Greitens. But others think the contest is way too difficult to handicap at this point.

The GOP-controlled Missouri legislature passed several major initiatives in the just-completed 2021 session. But it wasn't exactly easy.