Anti-abortion advocates are testing contrasting strategies in Missouri and Virginia ahead of Nov. 3 ballot measures, pairing a campaign backed by prominent Republicans in Missouri with a locally organized effort led by advocacy groups, physicians, and churches in Virginia. The campaigns could offer lessons for anti-abortion groups, which have struggled to win statewide abortion votes […]

Kansas' ballot questions are the longest in the nation, and both states' measures read at about a college sophomore level, a new analysis finds.

Kansas and Missouri are among 19 states that don't regulate AI-generated political ads, which have already appeared in races from the U.S. Senate to the Missouri House. Why it matters: AI-generated political ads are becoming more common, but Kansas and Missouri have no rules requiring campaigns to tell voters what's fake. By the numbers: Wesleyan Media Project tracked 10 AI-generated ads in Kansas and three in Missouri through Oct. 11, according...

Missouri voters could ban abortion - after they just removed a ban two years ago. California voters could tax billionaires 5% of their wealth.

AI-generated ads have aired in races ranging from Kansas' U.S. Senate contest to a Missouri House race, and neither state requires disclosure to voters.

Policies related to transgender children and young adults, including sex-segregated school sports and gender transition medicine for minors, will be on the ballot in five states during the midterm elections. Missourians and Coloradans will be asked to weigh whether to prohibit medical professionals from providing minors with procedures or treatments with the intent of transitioning […]

The upcoming vote has once again thrust Missouri into a national fight over abortion rights.

Time Jones, former Speaker of the Missouri House, introduces speakers to the crowd at a rally to vote yes on Amendment 3 on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, at Encounter Church