Missouri initiative petition bill, a top GOP priority, dies on final day of session
Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher addresses media Friday, the final day of the legislative session. (Anna Spoerre/Missouri Independent). The Missouri Senate put its dysfunction on display one last time Friday…
Democrats request investigation into GOP U.S. Senate candidate petitions
GOP U.S. Senate candidates (clockwise): Former U.S. Rep. Justin Amash, former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, former U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer and businessman Sandy Pensler | Courtesy photos A request to…
Biden administration seeks to speed some asylum cases with new immigration docket
Asylum seekers board a bus en route to a shelter in New York City on May 18, 2023. The Biden administration announced changes Thursday, May 16, 2024, meant to speed…
Abortion ballot measures could lift Dems in U.S. House races, campaign chief says
A protestor holds a sign at an April 14, 2024, protest in favor of reproductive rights and abortion access in Scottsdale. Photo by Gloria Rebecca Gomez | Arizona Mirror WASHINGTON…
Veteran broadcaster Stewart Ledbetter to run for Vermont Senate
Stewart Ledbetter, who recently ended a 40-year career as a TV journalist in Vermont, was honored by the House of Representatives at the Statehouse on Feb. 6, 2024. Photo by…
Abortion ballot measures could lift Dems in U.S. House races, campaign chief says
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Suzan DelBene speaks at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 19, 2023. DelBene spoke to reporters Friday, May 17, 2024, about how…
Legislation enacting total ban on child marriage in Missouri dies in the House
Sen. Holly Rehder, R-Scott City, prepares for the penultimate day of legislative session Thursday (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). Child marriage will remain legal in Missouri for at least another year after…
Biden administration seeks to speed some asylum cases with new immigration docket
Asylum seekers board a bus en route to a shelter in New York City on May 18, 2023. The Biden administration announced changes Thursday, May 16, 2024, meant to speed…
Abortion ballot measures could lift Dems in U.S. House races, campaign chief says
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA) speaks at a news conference after a meeting with the House Democratic Caucus at the U.S. Capitol Building on September 19,…
Abortion ballot measures could lift Dems in U.S. House races, campaign chief says
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Suzan DelBene speaks at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 19, 2023. DelBene spoke to reporters Friday, May 17, 2024, about how…