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.

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

Missouri Republicans are once again exploring efforts to redraw the state’s congressional map, a move that, if successful, ...

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

Targeting Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s Kansas City district leaves little for the significant number of Democratic voters. | ...

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

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

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

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 ...