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Jason Hancock
Jason Hancock
Why Amendment 3 supporters are talking about transgender care

Oct 8, 2026

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1 min read

Why Amendment 3 supporters are talking about transgender care

The measure would reinstate Missouri’s abortion ban, but supporters see another provision as key to passing it.

Jason Hancock
Jason Hancock
$10 million verdict in Missouri marijuana ownership fight

Oct 7, 2026

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1 min read

$10 million verdict in Missouri marijuana ownership fight

The case involved six cannabis licenses and comes as regulators move to tighten ownership rules.

Jason Hancock
Jason Hancock
Missouri needs clearer rules for deciding when children are safe

Oct 6, 2026

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1 min read

Missouri needs clearer rules for deciding when children are safe

A new task force is confronting staffing shortages, high caseloads and gaps in family services.

Jason Hancock
Jason Hancock
Missouri skips Medicaid hardship exceptions

Oct 5, 2026

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1 min read

Missouri skips Medicaid hardship exceptions

State officials say the move will reduce bureaucracy. Advocates warn it could make coverage harder to keep.

Jason Hancock
Jason Hancock
What’s in a name? Some Missouri Republicans would rather you not ask

Oct 4, 2026

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4 min read

What’s in a name? Some Missouri Republicans would rather you not ask

New Missouri House ads are selling candidates as independent from their own party.

Jason Hancock
Jason Hancock
One donor. More than 1,000 entries for Eric Schmitt.

Oct 3, 2026

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1 min read

One donor. More than 1,000 entries for Eric Schmitt.

Now federal regulators are asking questions about thousands of donations tied to Missouri's junior senator.

Jason Hancock
Jason Hancock
Missouri is adding more paperwork to SNAP. Here’s the risk.

Oct 2, 2026

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1 min read

Missouri is adding more paperwork to SNAP. Here’s the risk.

The state says it will reduce errors. Its history with benefits paperwork raises another concern.

Jason Hancock
Jason Hancock
Missouri’s voter citizenship checks can continue

Oct 1, 2026

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1 min read

Missouri’s voter citizenship checks can continue

A Supreme Court order keeps the database in use as scrutiny of Missouri’s process continues.

Jason Hancock
Jason Hancock
One week. Two Eric Schmitts.

Sep 30, 2026

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1 min read

One week. Two Eric Schmitts.

A bipartisan deal on Monday. A false perjury accusation on Tuesday.

Jason Hancock
Jason Hancock
Republicans scramble as two Missouri ballot fights get underway

Sep 29, 2026

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1 min read

Republicans scramble as two Missouri ballot fights get underway

Voting is already underway, and the campaigns backing Amendment 6 and opposing Proposition A have a major head start.

Jason Hancock
Jason Hancock
The conservative divide over Missouri’s abortion amendment

Sep 28, 2026

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1 min read

The conservative divide over Missouri’s abortion amendment

Recent polls predict a close contest over Amendment 3. Some opposition is coming from the right.

Jason Hancock
Jason Hancock
Denny Hoskins’ terrible, horrible, no good, very bad month

Sep 27, 2026

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Denny Hoskins’ terrible, horrible, no good, very bad month

Contempt, lawsuits and three trips to the U.S. Supreme Court ended with Missouri right back where it started.

Jason Hancock
Jason Hancock
SCOTUS delivers kill shot on Missouri’s gerrymandered map

Sep 26, 2026

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1 min read

SCOTUS delivers kill shot on Missouri’s gerrymandered map

After a year of legal warfare, the state is back to the 2022 congressional districts for November.

Jason Hancock
Jason Hancock
Missouri Medicaid paperwork problem could get worse

Sep 25, 2026

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1 min read

Missouri Medicaid paperwork problem could get worse

A Kansas City plaintiff is challenging new federal rules for exemptions from Medicaid work requirements.

Jason Hancock
Jason Hancock
Book bans and marijuana licenses

Sep 24, 2026

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1 min read

Book bans and marijuana licenses

The state's highest court heard arguments over school library restrictions and disputed marijuana license scoring.

Jason Hancock
Jason Hancock
The next Missouri gerrymander could be much harder to pull off

Sep 23, 2026

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1 min read

The next Missouri gerrymander could be much harder to pull off

Amendment 6 could make another pre-census redraw much harder — and complicate redistricting after 2030.

Jason Hancock
Jason Hancock
Court backs gerrymandered map — but nothing changes yet

Sep 22, 2026

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1 min read

Court backs gerrymandered map — but nothing changes yet

Republicans won at the 8th Circuit, but the ruling is on hold as the fight heads back toward SCOTUS.

Jason Hancock
Jason Hancock
Could a ‘blue wave’ reach Missouri?

Sep 21, 2026

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1 min read

Could a ‘blue wave’ reach Missouri?

The debut episode of Missouri on the Record digs past the toplines of a surprising new poll.

Jason Hancock
Jason Hancock
The glowing profile of a Ponzi schemer

Sep 20, 2026

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4 min read

The glowing profile of a Ponzi schemer

Prosecutors allege it was part of a paid campaign aimed at influencing a federal judge.

Jason Hancock
Jason Hancock
Missouri ballots go out as map fight drags on

Sep 19, 2026

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1 min read

Missouri ballots go out as map fight drags on

Local election officials are running out of time to absorb another change in congressional districts.

Jason Hancock
Jason Hancock
Another day, another courtroom in Missouri’s map fight

Sep 18, 2026

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1 min read

Another day, another courtroom in Missouri’s map fight

Appeals judges question whether the map can still change as Denny Hoskins is sued again.

Jason Hancock
Jason Hancock
Missouri politics and a $35 million Ponzi scheme

Sep 17, 2026

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1 min read

Missouri politics and a $35 million Ponzi scheme

Prosecutors say Siddharth Jawahar paid Axiom for publicity and a sentencing letter from Sam Graves.

Jason Hancock
Jason Hancock
Missouri school funding reality check

Sep 16, 2026

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2 min read

Missouri school funding reality check

The state is rethinking how schools are graded and funded as tighter budgets force tougher choices.

Jason Hancock
Jason Hancock
JD Vance weighs in on Missouri’s redistricting mess

Sep 15, 2026

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JD Vance weighs in on Missouri’s redistricting mess

The vice president questioned the map switch as a former elections official leveled new allegations against Denny Hoskins.

Jason Hancock
Jason Hancock
Missouri’s map fight moves to a new phase

Sep 14, 2026

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1 min read

Missouri’s map fight moves to a new phase

The 8th Circuit gets its turn Thursday, while Hoskins faces an $80 million lawsuit.

Jason Hancock
Jason Hancock
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