In July, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe, a Republican, signed into a law a repeal of the deep red state's paid sick leave mandate. The move was vehemently criticized by labor groups, but the repeal remains.

"We will not allow the voices of Kansas City to be silenced, or our communities to be carved up for political gain," said the ...

Missouri faces a heated debate as Republicans push to redraw the congressional map, threatening a Democratic seat in Kansas City.

The idea to use a special session on redistricting to also alter the constitutional amendment process is part of a ...

Democratic state Sen. Patty Lewis of Kansas City says a special session on congressional redistricting could backfire on ...

Missouri’s Black Caucus, a political group with strong Democratic ties, is taking a stand against proposed new maps for ...

Democrats could lose one of the two seats they currently hold in the eight-member U.S. House delegation. They vow to do what ...

With the White House urging congressional redistricting, state lawmakers are waiting for the call to return to Jefferson City ...

At the center of this potential shakeup is Democratic Congressman Emanuel Cleaver II, who has represented Missouri’s 5th ...

The looming redistricting in Missouri is overshadowed by a similar GOP effort in Texas, where the state’s Democrats have fled ...

Sen. Mike Cierpiot, a Lee’s Summit Republican, told The Star last week that any redistricting effort would have to be ...

“It’s time this supermajority Republican Party in Missouri grows a spine and actually delivers the congressional map that reflects the strong conservative values of this great state, as the ...