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The sales tax will funnel millions into a Children’s Services Fund, which a board will distribute to nonprofits that provide ...

The economy, immigration, and abortion are just some of the issues voters will decide on at the polls this election season.

The fast growing community of Parkville, Missouri has historic ... cent sales tax on the Nov. 5 ballot after resistance from the county commission. Platte County will vote on a new sales tax ...

PLATTE COUNTY, Mo. — Voters in Platte County will decide ... community that help establish the priority,” said Meier. The ballot measure barely made the November ballot after a month-long ...

A number of states took steps to address child care shortages and ongoing child behavioral and mental health concerns.

Each party flipped a seat held by the other in each chamber but Democrats made no gains for the first time in five elections.

At least one national nonprofit provides a way for hospitalized voters to cast their ballots, accommodating voters who can’t ...

While Missouri Republicans continued to dominate statewide and legislative politics, they lost a critical fight over abortion ...

Approximately 83 percent of all mail-in ballots have been returned ... U.S. Attorney Eastern District of Missouri, Jackson County Election Board, and Platte County Election Board all confirmed the ...

Rep. Ashley Aune (D-Platte County) speaks on the final day of the 2024 lawmaking session in Jefferson City, May 17, 2024.

Election sites, including the Jackson County Election Board’s satellite location at Fleming Meeting Hall in Blue Springs, have seen long lines since early voting opened.