Three Missouri and two Kansas members of Congress serving constituents in the greater Kansas City area forwarded a joint letter Tuesday to the U.S. Postal Service demanding action to rectify problems with missing or delayed mail and protracted periods in which no mail was delivered at all.
Abortion rights remained on Missouri’s Nov. 5 ballot by the slimmest of margins, according to opinions released Friday by the Missouri Supreme Court.
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Republican Mike Kehoe and Democrat Crystal Quade clashed over abortion, the state’s minimum wage and local authority to regulate firearms in a debate Friday as the two candidates fight to become Missouri’s next governor.
Hawley and Kunce went back and forth on issues spanning from abortion rights to energy policy, each accusing the other of lying about their record.
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“Any person who knowingly performs or induces an abortion of an unborn child in violation of this subsection shall be guilty of a class B felony, as well as subject to suspension or revocation of his or her professional license,” Missouri’s abortion law reads.
The state Supreme Court last week issued an order keeping the proposed state constitutional amendment – called Amendment 3 – on the Nov. 5 ballot. The judges’ decision came hours before a deadline to finalize the ballot and they didn’t explain their reasoning at the time.
There are no incumbents in the race to become Missouri's 58th governor. Gov. Mike Parson, who served in the role since June 2018, is not running again. There are four candidates in the race: Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, a Republican; state Rep. Crystal Quade, a Democrat; Bill Slantz, a Libertarian; and Paul Lehmann, of the Green Party.
Key races and issues on Nov. 5 ballot
The latest packages were sent to elections officials in Missouri, Georgia, Kentucky, Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island. Mississippi authorities reported a package was delivered there on Monday, and the Connecticut Secretary of State’s office on Tuesday also said the FBI alerted them of a suspicious package that was intercepted.
Laws in three states have enacted tougher restrictions for people who help voters with disabilities, language or other issues cast their ballots.
The candidates for Missouri governor are set to debate Friday afternoon at the Missouri Press Association's annual convention.
The Missouri Press Association is hosting a debate for U.S. Senate candidate Friday afternoon at its annual convention in Springfield.
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