The fearmongering bill "fails to reckon with a global culture that tolerates and perpetuates violence against women and girls," one advocate told reporters. "Instead, it puts immigrant survivors at ...

Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe addressed plans to “secure Missouri’s future” through improving public safety, education and ...

Republicans and Democrats alike are promoting anti-crime initiatives as a new year of lawmaking gets underway in state ...

Elected officials who won the November 2024 election were sworn in outside the Missouri Capitol today. Among those to take ...

Speaker Jon Patterson must push his party’s agenda, but can he be true to what the voters want? From Toriano Porter: ...

Sadly, that's probably the kiss of death in Missouri MAGA country . . . Check-it: "I found Patterson to be a smart, sensible, ...

The Missouri legislature made history Wednesday as Republicans elected the first Asian-American speaker of the House and the ...

Republican state Rep. Jon Patterson, of Lee's Summit, makes Missouri history as the first Asian American Speaker of the House ...

In the House, state Rep. Jon Patterson, R-Lee’s Summit, won an overwhelming victory over a challenger from within the ...

Lee's Summit, won over the vast majority of Republicans and Democrats for the top leadership role in the Missouri House.

Missouri Legislative Session has officially kicked off. Lawmakers in the House and Senate returned to Jefferson City to be ...