Ballot Initiative

Residents in Cape Girardeau County are gathering signatures to place a senior property tax credit measure on an upcoming ballot.

Cape Girardeau voters will head to the polls on August 5th to decide on a key issue—whether to allow higher water rate increases to help fund improvements to the city’s water system.

A new study analyzes some opposing views of Proposition A on Missouri's November ballot and offers data to debunk them as "myths." The measure would raise the minimum wage from $12.30 to $15 an hour by 2026. Opponents of the increase say it would primarily affect young adults and teens.

Health-care advocates called on Missouri lawmakers to allocate funds for Medicaid expansion right away, after the state Supreme Court ruled they must…