Democrats have gained ground statewide, but only one of Missouri’s eight U.S. House races has attracted significant campaign ...

Six years ago, when we launched The Missouri Independent, I made what was probably a pretty lousy sales pitch. Don’t trust us ...

For more than three decades, the federal government released an annual comprehensive report on the state of hunger in America ...

Since 2017, a D.C.-based nonprofit called the Fairness Project has poured more than $13 million into Missouri campaigns. Every campaign it backed that has reached Missouri voters has won. And now it ...

Republican Scott Fitzpatrick emphasizes the office’s watchdog role, while Democrat Quentin Wilson wants auditors to take a ...

Republicans are defending narrowly won suburban seats as Democrats look for signs of an opening in rural Missouri ...

For pregnant women living north of Interstate 70 in central Missouri, there weren’t many places to deliver a baby. Fitzgibbon ...

Missouri Amendment 6 would sharply limit lawmakers’ power to change voter-approved laws and restrict changes to the ...

Democrats hope to flip a Springfield Senate seat for the first time in more than 80 years, replacing Republican Lincoln Hough ...

Most Missourians probably could not name a member of the State Board of Education. Most could not explain why board members ...

If Amendment 3 passes, Missouri would again ban abortion. It would also be the first state to ban gender-affirming care for ...

As a local, Black-led, community-based nonprofit, Coalition with STL Kids spent months talking to hundreds of parents about ...