Sugar Land residents have another chance to make their voices heard before the city welcomes a new mayor and two City Council members.

When Cara Spencer was sworn in as the city’s new mayor, she vacated her seat on the St. Louis Board of Aldermen. The city will hold a special election on Tuesday, July 1, to succeed Spencer as 8th

Republicans hold a supermajority in the Missouri General Assembly. A Democrat has not won statewide election since 2018.

Missouri Senate Republicans ended the legislative session this month by boldly going where they rarely go. They forced not one, but two consecutive votes – one on an abortion ballot measure and another to overturn paid sick leave requirements.

Vera Elwood received the endorsement of Laborers’ International Union of North America Local 955 late Sunday, June 1. Elwood is a University of Missouri librarian, member of LiUNA 955 and was an organizer on its Mizzou Workers United campaign.

Both sides of the abortion debate seemed caught by surprise last week by the Missouri Supreme Court’s order that essentially reimposed the state’s abortion ban. Planned Parenthood clinics were sent scrambling,

St. Joseph Board of Education president Latonya Williams announced she is running for District 10 State Representative. %

Despite passage of a constitutional amendment last fall, the ping-pong battle over "reproductive freedom" continues.