The St. Louis Democrat backs a bill allowing the governor to appoint a special prosecutor to handle serious crimes, a measure widely seen as a reaction to St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s management of her office.

The Tarkio Republican has talked with Gov. Mike Parson about steering federal money to widen portions of Interstate 70.

The assistant House minority floor leader spoke on policies he wants to see the legislature accomplish this year, including bills on child care and taxes that support working families.

The Lee’s Summit Republican was recently elected majority floor leader, one of the more powerful posts in the Missouri House.

Beck is also hoping to pass legislation supporting movie and television filming tax credits.

The Republican senator from Missouri is leaving public life after serving close to five decades in public office or academia.

The Warrensburg Republican has been in the middle of efforts to legalize sports betting and to allow businesses to have video lottery machines on their premises.

The Arnold Republican is about to begin her first term as a senator for Missouri’s 22nd District. Some of her priorities include how education funding is distributed and eliminating the sales tax on food.

Republican Dennis Hancock defeated Democrat Vicki Englund to represent the St. Louis County Council’s 3rd District, which includes cities such as Fenton, Kirkwood, Valley Park and Town and Country.

Republicans scored big wins from Eric Schmitt in the U.S. Senate contest and Scott Fitzpatrick in the auditor’s race, but Democrats came out on top in Missouri’s only competitive state Senate contest and gained in the House.

The Ballwin Republican is squaring off against Democrat Trish Gunby in the 2nd Congressional District, which takes in portions of St. Louis, St. Charles and Warren counties as well as all of Franklin County.

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft talked about instilling confidence in the state elections and his opposition to a constitutional amendment legalizing marijuana for recreational use.