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Often mentioned, whether it involves the state’s budget or how funds are distributed to schools, the Missouri Foundation Formula or school funding formula is basically a step-by-step plan for figuring out how much the state should spend each year on Kindergarten...

Voters statewide will decide on several state Constitutional amendments at the November 5th general election. On Tuesday, August 13th, Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft announced that three initiative petitions had received enough verified signatures to place them on...

Updated on August 13, 2024    State Sen. Denny Hoskins (R-Warrensburg) will face Democrat Barbara Phifer of St. Louis and Libertarian Carl Herman Freese of Foristell, St. Charles County, for Secretary of State in the general election on November 5th. The field...

Assuming enough signatures were collected and then verified, an initiative petition seeking sports betting in Missouri will be decided by voters on the November 5th general election ballot. 340,000 petition signatures were delivered to the Secretary of State’s office...

Updated June 26, 2024 Voters statewide will decide on several changes to the Missouri Constitution in August and also in November along with electing state officials. May 5th was the deadline for organizations to turn in signatures of registered voters that must be...

It’s possible that voters statewide will decide on several changes to the Missouri Constitution in November along with electing state officials. May 5th was the deadline for organizations to turn in signatures of registered voters that must be checked before placing...

Our dear friend and longtime colleague Harry E. Gallagher passed away peacefully this week.  Harry was instrumental in the careers of many Missouri legislative consultants and lobbyists, including CN Missouri Partner Heath Clarkston.  Harry was a wealth of knowledge...

The month-long candidate filing period ended on March 26, with two statewide candidates switching their potential offices on the last day of filing. On March 26, House Speaker Dean Plocher (R-St. Louis) filed for Secretary of State when he had previously filed for Lt....

The second regular session of the 102nd General Assembly of Missouri kicked off this week. Pre-filing of bills for the 2024 legislative session began on December 1st. Opening Day, January 3rd, represents the first Wednesday after the first Monday of January, the...

Missouri voters first went to the polls in 1988 to vote in a presidential preference primary (PPP), then again beginning in 2000. But during the 2022 legislative session, the General Assembly decided to do away with the election. Attempts were made by some legislators...