After weeks of speculation, Sen. Steve Roberts filed for re-election to challenge incumbent Congresswoman Cori Bush in Missouri's newly drawn 1st congressional district.
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Scott Faughn is the publisher of The Missouri Times, owner of the Clayton Times in Clayton; SEMO Times in Poplar Bluff; and host of the only statewide political television show, This Week in Missouri Politics.
Let’s be honest, Cora was a lot. She had more potential, as much just plain raw political talent as anyone around Missouri politics. She was oftentimes the smartest person in most of the rooms I was in with her.
If you're reading this over the top of your mask while sipping your Starbucks sitting in your Prius on some cul-de-sac in the suburbs, then you probably love this map.
The map shifted the balance of influence toward an emphasis in assisting more suburban senators and away from rural senators.
Sen. Holly Thompson Rehder held a press conference this morning concerning an amendment that she considered a “poison pill” attempted to be added to her Sexual Assault Survivor’s Bill of Rights.
The Missouri Times statewide Republican tip sheet, complete with a list of the next wave of statewide candidates on the bench.
In the Kansas City area, it is common for parents who choose to take their children to Children’s Mercy to have them ultimately taken out of their home, according to Sen. Mike Cierpiot.
"You know you’re in a true crisis when whatever you do, or whatever you say, a reasonable person can argue the other side to a draw."
Looking at the open seats, it seems six of them are Republican seats and one safe Democratic seat likely to be filled by Rep. Tracy McCreery.
"In keeping with the bizarreness of this story, it was a St. Louis County legislator that is crossing the river to help his neighbors in St. Charles County."