Josh Hawley

Bailey will replace Eric Schmitt, who is leaving to become Missouri’s next member of the U.S. Senate.

In May, Hawley’s campaign sued in federal court, arguing the FEC was withholding documents in violation of federal transparency law.

A Cole County judge ordered the Missouri Attorney General to pay $12,000 in penalties for violating the Missouri Sunshine Law when it failed to turn over public records that were potentially embarrassing to then-attorney general Josh Hawley.

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

U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley and U.S. Rep. Cori Bush called on the federal government to complete an immediate cleanup of Jana Elementary School in Florissant after a report of nuclear contamination prompted officials to indefinitely close the school.

The annual meeting of the Sustainable Ozark Partnership was an opportunity to tout big projects underway at Fort Leonard Wood and also identify areas that need improvement.

The state of Missouri is defending itself with an argument that could deliver "fatal blows" to the Sunshine Law: As long as officials don’t bother to keep records in the first place, they can’t be held responsible for refusing to turn them over to the public.

Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s office argues that even though private emails pertained to public business, they were not public records

Federal officials are responding to Tuesday’s mass shooting at an elementary school in Texas, the second-deadliest school shooting in U.S. history. Many Democrats have called for more restrictions on gun access. While Republican lawmakers have condemned the shooting, critics have quick to point out the tight relationships these lawmakers have held with the NRA.

Missouri Republicans praise possible overturning of Roe v. Wade decision while Democrats vow to continue fighting for abortion rights.