Missouri does not have a state-wide paid sick leave policy, though 15 states, including Colorado and Minnesota, have paid leave laws. As of March 2024, 19% of American workers did not have paid sick days, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report. For those in the lowest quarter of wages, 40% went without paid sick time.
Missouri residents will vote on Amendment 2, which would legalize sports betting. Contrary to what ads imply, it doesn't guarantee millions for education.
Gov. Mike Parson and Sen. Josh Hawley have claimed that Missouri Amendment 3 — which would legalize abortion — would also allow minors to obtain gender transition surgeries without parental consent. Legal and medical experts say that's "wildly inaccurate.
Donors to the Missouri campaign include model Karlie Kloss, who gave $50,000, and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who last month chipped in $1 million. Other big funders include Planned Parenthood, the American Civil Liberties Union, Sixteen Thirty Fund and The Fairness Project, among others.
Voters are selecting the president but are also deciding on abortion access in Missouri along with federal, statewide and local offices.
Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe’s bid to keep the governor’s office in GOP hands reported $2.4 million across two fundraising accounts compared to about $560,000 for House Minority Leader Crystal Quade.
As ballot measure campaigns fill the airwaves with seven-figure ad wars alongside Missouri’s U.S. Senate race, the state seems about to experience the cheapest campaign in years for other statewide
Kunce raised more than double the amount of Hawley over the last three months. But nearly every public poll of Missouri's U.S. Senate race still shows the Republican incumbent with a double-digit lead.
We're less than three weeks away from the Nov. 5, 2024, general election. Registered voters in Missouri will have the chance to vote on candidates for U.S. president, U.S. Senate, and state offices, in addition to several proposed amendments.
Hawley’s campaign spent nearly $140,000 on chartered flights since the beginning of August, despite lambasting his 2018 opponent for private jet travel.
Candidates running for statewide offices in Missouri have raised millions for their campaigns. The latest glimpse into campaign contributions and expenses came from October quarterly reports, which were due Tuesday to the state ethics commission.
Former President Jimmy Carter cast his vote for the election via mail Wednesday. Many are wondering: What would happen if he died before Nov. 5?