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Kehoe eases fuel and weight rules during Missouri harvest
Elections and votingGov. Kehoe signed an order relaxing fuel and weight rules for Missouri farmers during the harvest period.
The Ballot Missouri News DeskOct 4, 2026
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Sports event contracts ordered to end in Missouri
Elections and votingPrediction market companies must stop offering sports-related event contracts covered by a Missouri order.
The Ballot Missouri News DeskOct 2, 2026
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Supreme Court orders Missouri to use its 2022 map
Elections and votingMissouri Republican officials objected on X after the Supreme Court kept the state's 2022 map in place instead of the 2025 HB 1 plan.
The Ballot Missouri DeskSep 29, 2026
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Supreme Court Keeps Missouri’s 2022 Congressional Map
Elections and votingThe unanimous order settles which congressional districts Missouri voters will use in the 2026 general election.
The Ballot Missouri Policy DeskSep 29, 2026
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How new Missouri maps could shape congressional elections
Elections and votingNew district boundaries could change which Missouri voters choose each U.S. House representative in future elections.
The Ballot Missouri DeskSep 28, 2026
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Supreme Court rejects Missouri map for a third time
Elections and votingThe court again rejected a Missouri district map described as favoring Republicans, marking the third rejection.
The Ballot Missouri Policy DeskSep 27, 2026
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New Missouri maps could reshape congressional districts
Elections and votingBoundary changes could place some Missouri voters in different U.S. House districts for future elections.
The Ballot Missouri News DeskSep 27, 2026
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Supreme Court keeps Missouri’s 2022 congressional map
Elections and votingA unanimous order requires Missouri to use its 2022 congressional districts in the 2026 general election.
The Ballot Missouri DeskSep 27, 2026
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Supreme Court again rejects Trump-backed Missouri map
Elections and votingThe Supreme Court has rejected a Trump-backed Missouri congressional map for the third time.
The Ballot Missouri Policy DeskSep 27, 2026
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Supreme Court blocks Missouri map switch for November
Elections and votingThe justices kept Missouri’s post-2020 census districts in place after ballots were mailed and absentee voting began.
The Ballot Missouri News DeskSep 27, 2026
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Supreme Court rejects Missouri congressional map effort
Elections and votingThe court turned aside a third Republican effort to use a map that could have created an opportunity to gain another House seat.
The Ballot Missouri DeskSep 26, 2026
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Missouri attorney general announces trafficking council
Elections and votingA new council will focus on human trafficking, with its structure and work now the main issues to watch.
The Ballot Missouri Policy DeskSep 26, 2026
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Supreme Court rejects Trump-backed Missouri map again
Elections and votingThe Supreme Court has rejected a Missouri congressional map backed by Donald Trump for the third time.
The Ballot Missouri News DeskSep 26, 2026
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Missouri congressional map returns to U.S. Supreme Court
Elections and votingAn emergency appeal challenges an appellate order reviving new districts after the justices twice blocked their use in November.
The Ballot Missouri Policy DeskSep 24, 2026
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Missouri map dispute reaches Supreme Court for third time
Elections and votingThe justices are again considering Missouri’s congressional boundaries after an appeals court ordered the state to use a Trump-backed map.
The Ballot Missouri DeskSep 24, 2026
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Appeals court orders Missouri to use 2025 congressional map
Elections and votingThe 8th Circuit stayed its order through Sept. 28, leaving time for the U.S. Supreme Court to review the dispute.
The Ballot Missouri Policy DeskSep 23, 2026
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Missouri ordered again to use disputed midterm map
Elections and votingA renewed court order keeps Missouri’s gerrymandered district map in place for the midterms as the dispute moves toward the Supreme Court.
The Ballot Missouri News DeskSep 22, 2026
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Missouri AG Orders Reinforce High Court Decision
Elections and votingThe Missouri attorney general’s orders give added state-level significance to a high court decision, with no election or candidate directly involved.
The Ballot Missouri DeskSep 22, 2026
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Kehoe names members to Missouri child welfare task force
Elections and votingGov. Mike Kehoe has made appointments to a state task force addressing child welfare in Missouri.
The Ballot Missouri News DeskSep 21, 2026
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Missouri governor orders safeguards for plate readers
Elections and votingThe governor ordered new protections for automatic license plate readers, with implementation details central to the policy’s effect.
The Ballot Missouri Policy DeskSep 21, 2026
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Missouri AG orders unlicensed sports prediction markets to stop
Elections and votingThe attorney general directed unlicensed prediction markets to halt activity the office classifies as unlawful sports wagering.
The Ballot Missouri News DeskSep 20, 2026
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Missouri AG tells six prediction markets to halt sports contracts
Elections and votingMissouri’s attorney general has directed six prediction-market operators to stop offering contracts tied to sports outcomes.
The Ballot Missouri DeskSep 20, 2026
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Missouri AG tells unlicensed prediction markets to stop
Elections and votingMissouri’s attorney general has issued cease-and-desist orders targeting prediction markets described as operating without licenses.
The Ballot Missouri Policy DeskSep 20, 2026
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Sports event contracts ordered to end in Missouri
Elections and votingPrediction market companies have been directed to stop offering sports-related event contracts in Missouri.
The Ballot Missouri News DeskSep 20, 2026
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Missouri orders prediction markets to halt sports wagering
Elections and votingThe state attorney general directed prediction markets to stop offering sports wagering in Missouri.
The Ballot Missouri DeskSep 20, 2026
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Missouri AG orders halt to unlicensed sports wagering
Elections and votingThe Missouri attorney general directed prediction markets to stop offering sports wagering without state authorization.
The Ballot Missouri News DeskSep 19, 2026
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Missouri governor limits use of license plate reader data
Elections and votingA signed order restricts how data from Automated License Plate Readers may be used in Missouri.
The Ballot Missouri Policy DeskSep 18, 2026
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Missouri governor orders safeguards on plate readers
Elections and votingAn executive order establishes state safeguards connected to license plate readers, with its written terms governing the policy’s reach.
The Ballot Missouri News DeskSep 18, 2026
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Kehoe Announces Child Welfare Task Force Appointments
Elections and votingGov. Kehoe has announced appointments to the Missouri Child Welfare Task Force, an administrative action unrelated to an election.
The Ballot Missouri News DeskSep 16, 2026
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Missouri Secretary of State Says GOP House Map Won’t Be Used
Elections and votingMissouri’s secretary of state says the state will not use the Republican House map, a development not tied to a specific race or candidate.
The Ballot Missouri News DeskSep 13, 2026