A number of states took steps to address child care shortages and ongoing child behavioral and mental health concerns.

Rep. Ashley Aune (D-Platte County) speaks on the final day of the 2024 lawmaking session in Jefferson City, May 17, 2024.

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Missouri voters on Tuesday approved a ballot measure aimed at banning ranked-choice voting in the state, Decision Desk HQ ...

After a ballot measure that could roll back the ban on abortions in Missouri was passed, Planned Parenthood filed lawsuit to ...

Democrats hoped to gain seats in both the House and Senate — something they have not done since 2006 — and to break the ...

Each party flipped a seat held by the other in each chamber but Democrats made no gains for the first time in five elections.

Maggie Nurrebern defeated longtime Republican Clay County Presiding Commissioner Jerry Nolte to represent Missouri Senate ...

Voters in Platte County on Tuesday elected Republican Mike Jones to the Missouri General Assembly, flipping the seat after Rep. Jamie Johnson, a Democrat, became the first Black lawmaker to represent ...

The sales tax will funnel millions into a Children’s Services Fund, which a board will distribute to nonprofits that provide ...

If approved, the constitutional amendment will take effect Dec. 6. After that, expect lawsuits to overturn the state’s ...

Get live updates to key Platte County races, including the U.S. Senate, governor, and multiple ballot measures all night long ...