Six years of holding Missouri's powerful accountable. A growing newsroom, a bigger reach — and none of it happens without you. #moleg #mogov
Commentary: Six years in, The Missouri Independent is growing because of you • Missouri Independent
On our sixth anniversary, The Missouri Independent is still growing because of support from our readers.
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October 19, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Missouri still has cel phone deserts
What has moleg done?
What has moleg done?
October 16, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Missouri still has cel phone deserts
What has moleg done?
What has moleg done?
Democrats have gained ground statewide, but only one of Missouri’s eight U.S. House races has attracted significant campaign spending. #moleg #mogov
Missouri Democrats gain ground in polls, but congressional races remain uphill battles • Missouri Independent
Democrats have gained ground statewide, but only one of Missouri’s eight U.S. House races has attracted significant campaign spending.
missouriindependent.com
October 19, 2026 at 11:50 AM
What do the MyPillow guy, a fight over gun laws in Illinois and Missouri’s county sheriffs have in common? Quite a bit, as it turns out. #moleg #mogov
What Mike Lindell has to do with Missouri’s Amendment 8 • Missouri Independent
How a meeting with the MyPillow founder helped propel a push to protect sheriffs’ authority — and change how they can be removed from office.
missouriindependent.com
October 19, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Republicans are defending narrowly won suburban seats as Democrats look for signs of an opening in rural Missouri. #moleg #mogov
Missouri Democrats aim to break Republicans’ streak of House supermajorities • Missouri Independent
Republicans are defending narrowly won suburban seats as Democrats look for signs of an opening in rural Missouri
missouriindependent.com
October 15, 2026 at 11:55 AM
The MOleg doesn’t want to waste money pampering their base when charter and religious schools need it so much.
October 16, 2026 at 11:20 AM
The MOleg doesn’t want to waste money pampering their base when charter and religious schools need it so much.
Backed by advocates who see sheriffs as a check on government overreach, the proposal would limit who can seek to remove them from office. #moleg #mogov
Missouri’s ‘constitutional sheriff’ push reaches voters with Amendment 8 • Missouri Independent
Backed by advocates who see sheriffs as a check on government overreach, the proposal would limit who can seek to remove them from office.
missouriindependent.com
October 16, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Getting rid of property taxes is a real thing for most MAGA members of #moleg, most of whom are not Boomers.
As a Boomer, I am old enough to know the anti-property tax movement is really a privatization of public services agenda.
As a Boomer, I am old enough to know the anti-property tax movement is really a privatization of public services agenda.
October 18, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Getting rid of property taxes is a real thing for most MAGA members of #moleg, most of whom are not Boomers.
As a Boomer, I am old enough to know the anti-property tax movement is really a privatization of public services agenda.
As a Boomer, I am old enough to know the anti-property tax movement is really a privatization of public services agenda.
Formed in September and led by longtime Republican operatives, the group has become Amendment 3’s largest donor without having to disclose where its money comes from. #moleg #mogov
New Missouri nonprofit pours $2.9 million into campaign to reinstate abortion ban • Missouri Independent
A new Missouri-based nonprofit has dropped $2.9 million into a campaign hoping to reinstate an abortion ban.
missouriindependent.com
October 16, 2026 at 2:02 PM
3 is overturning the will of the people disguised as hate bait for the most mouth-breathing conservatives in the state. it'd be more pathetic if it wasn't so textbook GOP-majority #MOLeg.
October 14, 2026 at 6:41 PM
3 is overturning the will of the people disguised as hate bait for the most mouth-breathing conservatives in the state. it'd be more pathetic if it wasn't so textbook GOP-majority #MOLeg.
Amendment 6 would make citizen initiatives extraordinarily difficult for Missouri lawmakers to change and would restrict their ability to rewrite the initiative process itself. #moleg #mogov
Amendment 6 would remake balance of power between Missouri voters and lawmakers • Missouri Independent
Missouri Amendment 6 would sharply limit lawmakers’ power to change voter-approved laws and restrict changes to the initiative process.
missouriindependent.com
October 14, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Lots of rural Dem #moleg members during supermajority were misogynist, racist, anti-abortion, and later in the 80s/early 90s wanted to involuntarily commit AIDs patients to an internment camp in desert.
Many southern Missourians voted Dem because they hadn't forgiven GOP for ending slavery.
Many southern Missourians voted Dem because they hadn't forgiven GOP for ending slavery.
Over five consecutive elections from 1974 through 1982, Missouri Democrats elected supermajorities — more than two-thirds of the 163 members — to the Missouri House.The party drew its strength from rural voters, union households and Black-majority urban districts.
Missouri Democrats aim to break Republicans’ streak of House supermajorities
Over five consecutive elections from 1974 through 1982, Missouri Democrats elected supermajorities — more than two-thirds of the 163 members — to the Missouri House.The party drew its strength from rural voters, union households and Black-majority urban districts.
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October 15, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Lots of rural Dem #moleg members during supermajority were misogynist, racist, anti-abortion, and later in the 80s/early 90s wanted to involuntarily commit AIDs patients to an internment camp in desert.
Many southern Missourians voted Dem because they hadn't forgiven GOP for ending slavery.
Many southern Missourians voted Dem because they hadn't forgiven GOP for ending slavery.
If we win the lottery, we are committed to doing the photo op, presser thing and when asked what we're doing with the money, the answer is, in unison,...
Cocaine & Hos! 🥳
That might cause #moleg to rethink lottery/gambling but prolly not.
Cocaine & Hos! 🥳
That might cause #moleg to rethink lottery/gambling but prolly not.
October 16, 2026 at 10:07 PM
If we win the lottery, we are committed to doing the photo op, presser thing and when asked what we're doing with the money, the answer is, in unison,...
Cocaine & Hos! 🥳
That might cause #moleg to rethink lottery/gambling but prolly not.
Cocaine & Hos! 🥳
That might cause #moleg to rethink lottery/gambling but prolly not.
Louis Fusz Athletic Center, previously known as St. Louis Rams Park, has hired Gamble & Schlemeier to lobby for them (tho not sure if that's lobbying #moleg or local government)
October 17, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Louis Fusz Athletic Center, previously known as St. Louis Rams Park, has hired Gamble & Schlemeier to lobby for them (tho not sure if that's lobbying #moleg or local government)
Missouri: Wright County Announces Three Measles Cases Reported.
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Wright County Announces Three Measles Cases Reported - Ozark Radio News
Wright County Announces Three Measles Cases Reported Ozark Radio News
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October 14, 2026 at 5:04 PM
#stl Alder Devoti speaking against the police board & ridiculous raise for the Chief during an emergency meeting, AND against #moleg HD96 Brad Christ, a MAGA Christo-nationalist who helped the State take over the police dept & is trying to destroy the city even though he represents St Louis SW CO.
October 19, 2026 at 4:50 PM
0 Dems running for county offices & circuit court judges in Jasper County this year. Last time Jasper-Newton Counties elected Dems to #moleg, two of Mo's most liberal State, there was a party infrastructure of Dems holding/running for county offices. That collapsed under Reagan landslide.
October 19, 2026 at 7:00 PM
0 Dems running for county offices & circuit court judges in Jasper County this year. Last time Jasper-Newton Counties elected Dems to #moleg, two of Mo's most liberal State, there was a party infrastructure of Dems holding/running for county offices. That collapsed under Reagan landslide.
The former attorney general is railing against Jefferson City insiders. The problem is, they helped build his career. #moleg #mogov
Commentary: Andrew Bailey is back in Missouri and talking like a candidate • Missouri Independent
Andrew Bailey is back in Missouri after leaving the FBI, railing against Jefferson City insiders who helped build his political career.
missouriindependent.com
October 12, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Republican Scott Fitzpatrick emphasizes the office’s watchdog role, while Democrat Quentin Wilson wants auditors to take a more proactive approach. #moleg #mogov
Missouri auditor candidates split over how office should confront state budget problems • Missouri Independent
Republican Scott Fitzpatrick emphasizes the office’s watchdog role, while Democrat Quentin Wilson wants auditors to take a more proactive approach.
missouriindependent.com
October 12, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Amendment 7 would ask the state to invest money for generations in hopes of one day eliminating state taxes. #moleg #mogov
Missouri voters will decide whether to create a sovereign wealth fund • Missouri Independent
Missouri's Amendment 7 seeks to eliminate the state's taxes through the investment of general revenue and lots of patience.
missouriindependent.com
October 12, 2026 at 3:22 PM
New: After FBI exit, ex-Missouri AG forms anti-abortion group with Hawley ties #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
After FBI exit, ex-Missouri AG forms anti-abortion group with Hawley ties
The new PAC comes as Missouri voters prepare to decide the fate of abortion access on Nov. 3.
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October 16, 2026 at 6:07 PM
New: After FBI exit, ex-Missouri AG forms anti-abortion group with Hawley ties #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
The Missouri Chamber wants members to vote no on Amendment 6, which shields voter-approved laws from repeal. Our Editorial Board on why that's one more reason we won't join.
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#Missouri #Amendment6 #MOLeg #DirectDemocracy
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#Missouri #Amendment6 #MOLeg #DirectDemocracy
Missouri Chamber Amendment 6 Push Is One More Reason We Won’t Join | The Democracy Advocate
The Missouri Chamber Amendment 6 push shows a business lobby siding with politicians over voters. It’s one more reason our board won’t join the Chamber.
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October 19, 2026 at 6:09 PM
The Missouri Chamber wants members to vote no on Amendment 6, which shields voter-approved laws from repeal. Our Editorial Board on why that's one more reason we won't join.
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#Missouri #Amendment6 #MOLeg #DirectDemocracy
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#Missouri #Amendment6 #MOLeg #DirectDemocracy