If Missouri voters overturn the state’s abortion ban in November, the state Supreme Court will likely decide whether restrictions on abortion medications are still legal.

Incumbent Republican Senator from Missouri Josh Hawley met Democratic challenger Lucas Kunce and third-party candidates Nathan Kline and Jared Young for a debate Friday afternoon in Springfield. 11 points in the RealClearPolitics average of polls as of.

The controversial cost estimate has been the subject of court cases and partisan divides in the state since 2023.

Based on prior comments and actions, Parson is likely to vote “no” on overturning the state’s prohibition on abortion. In June 2022, minutes after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Parson activated the state’s current ban on the procedure.

Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, R., and House Minority Leader Crystal Quade, D., answered several policy questions at the debate.

If it's passed at the polls on Nov. 5, Amendment 3 would overturn the state's near-total ban on abortion and enshrine the right to make decisions about one's reproductive health, without governmental interference, in the state's constitution.

The forum features Missouri House candidates on the Nov. 5 ballot. It's open to the public at City Hall, 320 E. McCarty St., and will be livestreamed in a video player that will appear on this page and the City of Jefferson YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@cojits/streams.

Along with political candidates, voters in the Show Me State will also be deciding the fate of several constitutional amendments at the polls next month. One of those is Amendment 7, which would ban one form of voting.

Hawley singles out Boeing deal with U.S. Department of Justice while joining Democrat to co-sponsor legislation to punish wrongdoing by corporate giants.

After a tumultuous and unproductive session of Congress, nearly 50 House members have decided either to not seek reelection or to run for a higher office. That leaves vacancies in several tight races that could tilt control of Congress to either party.

Until they get in touch with him, organizer TJ James says, many people with a felony conviction have no idea that they have the right to vote. And it’s not for a lack of interest, said James, an organizer with the Metro Organization for Racial and Economic Equity,