By Jason Hancock | Editor-in-Chief
Good morning,
On paper, Missouri’s 34th Senate District should be an easy Republican win. Trump carried it by 11 points, and the outgoing GOP senator won his last election comfortably.
But elections aren't decided on paper.
With Election Day approaching, Republicans are pouring money into the district. Is it a sign of trouble for the GOP, or simply an expensive insurance policy?
Rudi Keller examines what the spending, polling and turnout numbers tell us.
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by Rudi Keller
Democrats hope frustration with Trump and increased voter turnout could make a northwest Missouri district competitive in November.
(Steph Quinn/Missouri Independent)
by Steph Quinn
Proposed legislation would establish statewide standards for deciding when children are safe and what parents must do to bring them home.
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COMMENTARY
by Bridgette Dunlap
The “One Big Beautiful Bill” has been a freight train headed toward us for a long time. Our representatives did nothing to stop it and little to prepare for it.
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