It’s one thing to pass a major piece of legislation and have it signed by the president; it’s quite another to get the public to swallow it as something that benefits most of the country. House and ...

State Rep. Tex Fischer plans to shortly introduce legislation for a 2026 constitutional amendment to limit property tax bills. The proposal would cap property tax bills at 1.25% of a house’s total ...

When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” — Maya Angelou *** If only majorities of voting West ...

He began his political career in the Nixon White House, then later served presidents Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton.

History can be cruel. Charles Sumner, the great abolitionist senator from Massachusetts, is remembered only for being beaten ...

Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week. House Amended budget bill The House on July 3 ...

I drove past Terri Hall’s place and ventured about half a mile up the holler before I turned around in the driveway of a ...

Gov. Josh Stein vetoed HB 96 after a late amendment threatened to block local regulation of pet stores, a move advocates say would have protected puppy mills. Many individuals applauded the decision ...

Newly signed House Bill 594 will make diapers, menstrual products, and adult incontinence supplies exempt from state sales tax.

For now, the budget bill is unpopular, according to polls ranging from the Washington Post to FOX News, in which, on average, 55% of surveyed Americans opposed it, while 31% supported it.

The legislation creates tax credits for individuals up to $1,700 when they donate money to programs that support school choice. But it includes a provision allowing governors to decide against ...

Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe made a big move on Friday by signing a bill that enables the establishment of a Sports Complex Authority in Clay County.