By Jason Hancock | Editor-in-Chief
Last week’s primary was a bad night for Gov. Mike Kehoe.
Voters didn’t just reject two of his priorities. They buried them. So what now?
In November, he’ll be back on the ballot by proxy, this time behind an abortion amendment that would undo the rights voters approved two years ago.
Maybe Tuesday was just about two bad proposals. Or maybe voters were telling Kehoe something bigger.
Rudi Keller looks at last week’s outcome and what November may tell us.
(Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications)
by Rudi Keller
After landslide losses for Amendments 4 and 5, the governor is backing a high-stakes abortion measure this fall.
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NEWS ANALYSIS
by Jason Hancock
Missouri lawmakers have spent years arguing that big money and out-of-state interests can dupe voters into rewriting the state constitution.
(Jon King/Michigan Advance)
by Hailey Sanford
Missouri has officially been added to the list of states linked to the shredded iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms that caused cyclosporiasis.
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