Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrated outside an event Tuesday in Jefferson City sponsored by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). Some of the demonstrators held signs saying “Each child of Gaza is our own,” and say genocide is happening in Gaza. They’re calling for a ceasefire. A “Columbia Missourian” photographer captured …

Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft describes Tyson Foods as a bright spot in rural Missouri. He’s worried about Tyson’s decision to close meat plants in southwest Missouri’s Noel and in southeast Missouri’s Dexter. Secretary Ashcroft tells 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” that Missouri has not had the relationship with …

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft presides over the Missouri House in Jefferson City on opening day of session on January 4, 2023 (file photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications) Missouri’s secretary of state is running for governor in 2024. Republican Jay Ashcroft made his official announcement early …

The Show-Me Institute is hosting a bipartisan election security panel tomorrow night at 6 at the Country Club of Missouri in Columbia. That’s on Woodrail Avenue. Democratic Boone County clerk Brianna Lennon and St. Louis County Democratic elections director Eric Fey will be there, as will two Republicans: Greene County …

Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft presides over the Missouri House on January 9, 2019 in Jefferson City (file photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications) Missouri lawmakers have returned to Jefferson City today for the start of the 2023 session. Both chambers gaveled-in at high noon. Missouri Secretary of …

State Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) speaks on the Missouri House floor in Jefferson City on May 2, 2022 (file photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications) Missouri’s secretary of state is closely monitoring the controversy involving this week’s attempt by outgoing State Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) to file for …

State Rep. David Tyson Smith (D-Columbia) speaks on the Missouri House floor in Jefferson City on March 10, 2022 (file photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications) Missouri’s secretary of state says the new voter ID law will ensure election integrity and will prevent voter fraud. The law took …

The latest allegations about Eric Greitens not-withstanding, Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft still has issues with an executive order from the former Governor that dates back to Greiten’s second day in office back in 2017 … At the time, Greitens staff claimed they didn’t forge Ashcroft’s signature but had …

Your Secretary of State fully expects to have Missouri’s returns all in on Election Night. But Jay Ashcroft isn’t so sure about the national tallies …      Ashcroft isn’t concerned that less – scrupulous voters will be able to sneak through an extra ballot. He says there are plenty of firewalls …

(MissouriNet) — Missouri voters can now cast an absentee ballot at their local election authority for the November election. For those wishing to vote absentee or by mail, Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft strongly encourages Missourians to vote sooner rather than later. He expects delays in mail that could prevent …