The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce on Monday endorsed Mayor Sly James’ proposed sales tax increase to fund early childhood education. Kansas City Public Schools and other districts oppose the plan.
The filing period for mayoral and City Council candidates opened Tuesday. In all, nine candidates filed for mayor Tuesday, including half of the current City Council. The primary is in April.
Reps. Emanuel Cleaver and William Lacy Clay tore into Claire McCaskill and Democratic Party officials for failing to engage African American voters. Turnout in Kansas City and St. Louis surpassed recent mid-terms.
Republican strategists and officials say Kris Kobach refused to listen to advice, was unwilling to put energy into fundraising and failed to set up a basic “get out the vote” operation. Some are happy to see him lose.
Claire McCaskill’s defeat Tuesday marked the loss of more than just a race for Missouri Democrats. They hold just one statewide office, and Republicans dominate the state’s politics. As the party rebuilds, who make up the next generation?
After 36 years in office — as a legislator, county prosecutor, state auditor and two-term U.S. senator — Claire McCaskill may have stepped off the electoral stage for the final time after losing her re-election bid.
Kris Kobach’s name immediately began floating around political circles as a potential candidate for Trump’s next attorney general after it was announced Wednesday that Trump had fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
"My hope is that we can find a way to heal and unify," said Rep. Kevin Yoder, after conceding defeat to newcomer Democrat Sharice Davids in the race for the 3rd Congressional District in Kansas.
Rep. Kevin Yoder, the Republican incumbent seeking a fifth term in Kansas’ 3rd Congressional District, lost to Democrat Sharice Davids in a hard fought race.
President Donald Trump endorsed nearly 100 candidates across the country for the 2018 midterm elections. But did they win or lose? We look at whether the Trump bump helped or hurt in these races.
Democrat Laura Kelly will become the next governor of Kansas after voters rejected Republican Kris Kobach’s hard-right campaign and embraced Kelly’s promises of moderation and stability.
There were many reports of Missouri voters being allegedly told that they didn’t have the proper identification to vote when they did. Missouri doesn’t require a photo ID to vote.
