Tishaura Jones' landmark mayoral win ushers in a new era for St. Louis politics.

What is city-county unity? It means different things, depending on whom you ask.

It's been one year since COVID-19 dramatically affected how we live. The latest episode of Politically Speaking breaks down how the disease changed Missouri and Illinois politics.

So how did Tishaura Jones and Cara Spencer move onto the April runoff election? For Jones, it was a strong performance in north St. Louis and parts of south St. Louis. And approval voting may have been key in getting Spencer to the second round.

A delay in U.S. Census data required to complete redistricting is creating discussion about whether Missouri may need to move its candidate filing period for the August 2022 primary.

Nick Myers was recently elected as chairman of the Missouri Republican Party. His main goal? "Electing Republicans," he said.

House speakers and Missouri governors frequently clash over issues. And three people who held the powerful post have a lot to say about how to allay those tensions — and why not mending fences can have real public policy implications.

The acrimonious battle to lead the St. Louis County Council is putting a split over St. Louis County Executive Sam Page's job performance into greater focus.

Missouri isn't Pennsylvania when it comes to processing absentee ballots. But that doesn't mean elections officials here are against the idea of extending the five-day window for preparing absentee ballots to be counted.

Missouri Republicans once again will have free reign to reshape policy and politics throughout state government. Democrats? Not so much.