3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1421+ words) Secretary of State Denny Hoskins speaks with reporters in the Missouri Supreme Court Building on Thursday (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent).The Missouri Supreme Court on Thursday found Secretary of State Denny Hoskins in contempt for directing local election officials to…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (410+ words) The move is likely to face legal challenges, as the changes run counter to the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment that directs representatives in Congress to be appointed based on the “whole number of persons in each State,” excluding Native Americans “not taxed....

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (685+ words) All 47 members of the U.S. Senate Democratic Caucus, 199 current House Democrats and 15 former House Republicans signed the friend-of-the-court brief opposing President Donald Trump’s policy to add several requirements to mail ballots. The U.S. Constitution “is unambiguous” in empowering states to run…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1256+ words) Had Clark not acted, Kavanaugh’s denial would have left the state court order in place and Missouri on course to use the 2022 map for the November election. The dueling orders created immediate confusion, with Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issuing a…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1139+ words) In the unanimous opinion last week, Missouri Supreme Court Judge Ginger Gooch wrote that People Not Politicians had submitted a legally sufficient petition referendum and the Missouri Constitution required that the legislation creating the new map can have no effect…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (756+ words) Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins speaks to reporters following Missouri Supreme Court arguments Sept. 2 (Annelise Hanshaw/MissouriIndependent).Attorney General Catherine Hanaway opened her response to Thursday’s Missouri Supreme Court decision with a quote from Benjamin Franklin “A republic, if…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (1380+ words) This is the congressional district map passed in 2025 and used in the Aug. 4 primary. (Screenshot from Missouri House website). The court is being asked to stay the effect of Thursday’s Missouri Supreme Court decision that found People Not Politicians, the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (711+ words) Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice Brent Powell (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent).Judges of the Missouri Supreme Court on Wednesday repeatedly pressed attorneys defending Secretary of State Denny Hoskins to explain why voters should not see a referendum on congressional redistricting…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (726+ words) The Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City on May 12. (Jason Hancock/Missouri Independent).Thomas Ross, the Republican nominee for Missouri’s 161st House District, is being held without bond in the Joplin City Jail after being arrested Wednesday on an “unspecified warrant,” according…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (384+ words) For election officials, Lennon said, the question is simply which set of congressional district assignments to use. “You just pick which map you want us to use and we are ready for you,” Lennon said. The question of which map…...