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The campaign to legalize marijuana initiated a review by the Missouri Secretary of State's Office of errors it felt local officials had made.

When initial signature numbers calculated by local officials cast doubt on the campaign’s chances, backers asked the Secretary of State’s Office for helpIn a sp

New York Democratic Ulster County Executive and congressional candidate Pat Ryan's campaign finance practices have led to an official complaint being filed ...

Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft wonders whether state courts have the authority to redraw districts — or whether there’s enough time this year for federal courts to intervene.

Election Day in Cole County resembled the weather Tuesday.

Candidates for JC School Board addressed policy on transgender athlete participation and political messages in schools in another round of reader- submitted questions.

Cole County Clerk Steve Korsmeyer is predicting a 10 percent voter turnout for Tuesday's municipal elections. That would be what they usually see for a typical municipal election, he said.

Jefferson City School Board candidates took questions on transparency, STEM and magnet schools, and standardized test scores as a metric.

JC School Board candidates Anne Bloemke-Warren, Adam Gresham, Marc Ellinger and Erika Leonard discussed transparency in education, pandemic response and anti-smoking policies in the latest round of News Tribune reader-submitted questions.

A city-appointed group held hours of closed-door meetings about privatizing St. Louis Lambert International Airport that should have been discussed publicly.