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Missouri political candidates crowd into line to file their candidacy Tuesday, drawing large and small names alike.

The Trump campaign released a list of six top state officials and 56 members of the Legislature who are endorsing the former president’s bid for a second term.

Sen. Hawley is urging Republicans to reauthorize the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) before its spring expiration date.

“The Missouri Democratic Party does not wish to associate with you as a candidate,” read a letter given to Unsicker.

“The Missouri Democratic Party does not wish to associate with you as a candidate,” read a letter given to Unsicker.

A Weldon Spring state senator who is running for governor has filed a Senate joint resolution that would require the governor to submit what he described as a "real" balanced budget.

Missouri Senate Democrats filibustered legislation making it harder to pass initiative petitions, resulting in the removal of "ballot candy."

“I don’t think we ought to say if youre in the military, we give you this discount, but everybody else has to pay twice as much,” Ashcroft said.

Missouri lawmakers have one responsibility every year: pass a budget.

A Democratic filibuster that stretched more than 20 hours ended Tuesday when Senate Republicans stripped provisions critics derided as "ballot candy" from a proposal to make it harder to pass constitutional amendments proposed by initiative petitions.