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Anna Spoerre covers reproductive health care for The Missouri Independent. A graduate of Southern Illinois University, she most recently worked at the Kansas City Star where she focused on storytelling that put people at the center of wider issues. Before that she was a courts reporter for the Des Moines Register.
JBS Foods has contributed large sums to Evans’ campaigns.
By Jesse Valentine - May 18, 2026
The Republican congressman has taken more than $107,000 from groups that want to turn national parks into oil fields and housing developments.
By Jesse Valentine - May 14, 2026
The Iowa representative opposed a rule capping bank overdraft fees at $8.
By Jesse Valentine - May 13, 2026
Anthony Bland, a soybean farmer in the Mississippi Delta, told NPR that he spent $10,000 more on fertilizer this spring than last year.
By Jesse Valentine - May 13, 2026
Steen is a Republican candidate for Iowa governor.
By Jesse Valentine - May 12, 2026
Adair is running for Congress in Oregon’s 5th District.
By Jesse Valentine - May 12, 2026
More than 14% of Edwards’ constituents live below the poverty line.
By Jesse Valentine - May 08, 2026
Lawler also used campaign funds for a stay at the West Palm Beach Hilton.
By Jesse Valentine - May 06, 2026
Lombardo accepted thousands from a billionaire housing developer after vetoing new renter protections.
By Jesse Valentine - May 05, 2026
PFAS exposure in drinking water has been linked to cancers and birth defects.
By Jesse Valentine - May 04, 2026
Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie is not under investigation by the FBI and has not been charged with a crime.
By Jesse Valentine - May 04, 2026
The consultant boasted about how easy it is to access voters’ Facebook and Netflix IDs.
By Jesse Valentine - May 01, 2026
Bush, the cousin of the former president, is a Republican candidate for Maine governor.
By Jesse Valentine - May 01, 2026
Nine women were ready to head to court on April 27 after waiting three years to testify about how they almost died when they suffered severe pregnancy complications. The trial was just canceled. Here,lead plaintiff Allie Phillips speaks out.
By Bonnie Fuller - April 29, 2026
Collins has convened zero oversight hearings as chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee
By Jesse Valentine - April 29, 2026
Jan. 6 rioters vandalized property and assaulted police officers. Garrity described them as “patriots.”
By Jesse Valentine - April 22, 2026
Mendoza is challenging Republican Rep. Juan Ciscomani.
By Bonnie Fuller - April 21, 2026
President Joe Biden got 7 million more votes than Donald Trump
By Jesse Valentine - April 21, 2026
“Scott Perry voted for Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ more than a year ago, and now millions of Americans are losing their Medicaid, as are 310,000 Pennsylvanians,” Stelson said.
By Bonnie Fuller - April 17, 2026
Women have died in Georgia because of its strict abortion laws.
By Jesse Valentine - April 15, 2026
Buck said a law cutting prescription drug prices for Medicare recipients was a “disaster.”
By Jesse Valentine - April 15, 2026
The AARP says Husted’s proposal would be "devastating for millions of Americans.”
By Jesse Valentine - April 14, 2026
The law cuts Medicaid and raises utility rates. Barrett called it a “significant win.”
By Jesse Valentine - April 14, 2026
Sullivan’s wealth has grown by 176% since 2015.
By Jesse Valentine - April 14, 2026
Women in Arizona are no longer forced to go through a 24-hour period between scheduling and getting an abortion.
By Bonnie Fuller - April 13, 2026
High food costs and fewer benefits are forcing millions of Americans into desperate situations.
By Jesse Valentine - April 10, 2026
Collins has accepted more than $8.3 million from corporate PACs throughout her career.
By Jesse Valentine - April 09, 2026
Gas prices surged above for $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022.
By Jesse Valentine - April 08, 2026
Conservative influencers pushing “trad wife” ideals are making money by spreading false narratives about hormonal birth control—and doctors say it’s showing up in their exam rooms every day.
By Bonnie Fuller - April 07, 2026
Dozens of residents say the sheriff’s deputies tortured and sexually assaulted them.
By Jesse Valentine - April 06, 2026
The Republican congressman voted for legislation that will scale back clean energy projects and make electricity more expensive.
By Jesse Valentine - April 02, 2026
Taxes on imports have driven up retail costs by 7%.
By Jesse Valentine - April 02, 2026
“It’s not too late to change course and finally focus on what Americans actually care about,” the lawmakers said.
By Jesse Valentine - April 02, 2026
The Wisconsin Supreme Court election is April 7.
By Jesse Valentine - April 01, 2026
The Senate candidate previously worked for lobbyists tied to the oil and gas industry.
By Jesse Valentine - April 01, 2026
"My generation grew up believing that democracy works best when more people have a voice — and can freely use it. That leaders are accountable to voters, not the other way around. The SAVE America Act, and the broader pattern surrounding it, moves us in the opposite direction."
By Cole Leiter, Americans Against Government Censorship - April 01, 2026
Three attorneys general argue federal laws around the mifepristone make it difficult for states to enforce abortion bans
By Anna Spoerre, Missouri Independent - October 22, 2024
“This is not the end all, be all,” state Sen. Elizabeth Coleman said. “And I think you will see efforts, win or lose, for Missourians to get another say in this”
By Anna Spoerre, Missouri Independent - September 25, 2024
The director of one of the campaign’s biggest donors said it’s impossible to ‘achieve anything without a campaign that is grounded in grassroots support and the support of Missouri voters’
By Anna Spoerre, Missouri Independent - September 13, 2024
The ballot question was among four citizen-led measures certified by the Missouri Secretary of State’s Office for the November ballot
By Anna Spoerre, Missouri Independent - August 13, 2024
Dozens of Missouri doctors joined in asking the court to uphold a federal law that allows doctors to perform emergency abortions in states with bans
By Anna Spoerre, Missouri Independent - June 18, 2024
Planned Parenthood says they will continue offsetting the costs of seeing patients on Medicaid despite a bill signed into law Thursday
By Anna Spoerre, Missouri Independent - May 09, 2024
A bill that would improve health care access for Missouri women almost died in the House after some lawmakers conflated birth control legislation with abortion medication
By Anna Spoerre, Missouri Independent - May 08, 2024
A GOP-backed bill would block Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood. Health care providers fear it will harm patients’ access to critical care
By Anna Spoerre, Missouri Independent - March 28, 2024
As amendments aimed at legalizing abortion in cases of rape or incest were voted down, one Republican state senator defended the decision saying, ‘God does not make mistakes’
By Anna Spoerre, Missouri Independent and Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent - February 08, 2024
The campaign has the support of the major abortion advocacy groups in Missouri, but it’s also drawn criticism from activists over its fetal viability standard
By Anna Spoerre, Missouri Independent - January 19, 2024Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License .