Springfield Council Set to Vote on 24% Water Rate Hike Plan and New Power Line Fee

Springfield water rates and City Utilities transmission fee infrastructure

  Springfield water rates: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. Springfield City Council is scheduled to vote Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, on a City Utilities package that would raise water rates by 8% a year for three years starting in October 2027 and create a separate electric-bill mechanism for regional transmission charges. The Springfield Daily Citizen reported that council … Read more

Missouri Clerks Caught Between Competing Map Orders After Kavanaugh Denial

Missouri congressional map dispute after competing Sept. 8 court orders

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri congressional map fight over which lines will govern the Nov. 3 general election plunged into open conflict Tuesday after two federal actions pointed local clerks in opposite directions within minutes of each other. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh denied an emergency request from Secretary of State Denny Hoskins … Read more

Missouri Supreme Court blocks new congressional map ahead of November election

Missouri congressional map decision at the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri congressional map dispute means Missouri’s Supreme Court has unanimously blocked a new congressional map from being used in the November 2026 general election and ordered a statewide vote on whether to keep the districts. According to Associated Press reporting (Associated Press reporting) and the court’s own order, the 2022 … Read more