KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A requirement that Missouri voters show photo identification at the polls is set to take effect. A little under two-thirds of voters during Tuesday’s election approved a constitutional amendment to allow for such a law. That means a photo-ID requirement passed by the Republican-led Legislature can be implemented. Voters after…
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Several hundred people flooded onto one of the busiest freeways in Los Angeles, causing a miles-long traffic backup in protest of the presidential election of Donald Trump. The protesters, who had remained peaceful and not overly disruptive for most of the night, poured on to U.S. 101, which links downtown LA to…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The city of St. Louis has ordered a downtown homeless shelter to shut down, claiming the site is operating illegally without an occupancy permit. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the walk-in New Life Evangelistic Center was ordered Wednesday to cease and desist on property it has called home for four…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri’s voter turnout is slightly up from the 2012 elections but didn’t meet record-breaking predictions by election officials. Secretary of State Jason Kander on Wednesday announced the unofficial turnout in Tuesday’s election was a little less than 67 percent. More than 2.8 million registered voters cast ballots in the state.…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The second redo election of the year in St. Louis has reversed the outcome of the initial race. Rasheen Aldridge defeated Rodney Hubbard Sr. in the special election held on Tuesday for the race for Fifth Ward Democratic committeeman. Last month a judge ordered a do-over election over improperly cast…
NEW YORK (AP) – President-elect Donald Trump says now it’s time for America to “bind the wounds of division.” Trump spoke to a crowd of supporters early Wednesday at his headquarters in New York City. Trump says he received a phone call from Hillary Clinton, congratulating him on his victory. Trump says he’s pledging to…
Republican incumbent Roy Blunt has fought off a strong challenge from Democrat Jason Kander to hold onto his seat in the U.S. Senate. The Missouri race had been closely watched, with control of the Senate potentially at stake. National senatorial committees from both parties, along with several political action committees, poured millions of dollars into…
Missouri voters have approved amending the state Constitution to allow lawmakers to add voter-identification requirements at the ballot box. At issue were longstanding efforts by Republicans to require voters to show government-issued photo ID, ostensibly to prevent voter fraud. Democrats countered that such a requirement could disenfranchise thousands of voters who don’t have a driver’s…
Missouri’s lowest-in-the-nation cigarette tax will stay that way following the failure of two separate cigarette tax proposals. Voters on Tuesday turned aside both Amendment 3 and Proposition A. As a result, the cigarette tax in the state will remain at 17 cents per pack. Amendment 3 would have increased the cigarette tax by 60 cents…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Republicans, who already control a solid majority of governorships, are seeking to add to their ranks as voters pick chief executives in a dozen states. Most of those states are currently led by Democrats. Campaigns for governor shattered fundraising records in Missouri and drew national attention over transgender bathroom rights…