Sarah Kellogg
Statehouse and Politics ReporterSarah Kellogg is St. Louis Public Radio’s Statehouse and Politics Reporter, taking on the position in August 2021. Sarah is from the St. Louis area and even served as a newsroom intern for St. Louis Public Radio back in 2015.
Before covering the Missouri Statehouse, she spent several years in Little Rock, Arkansas, serving as both the morning host and state politics reporter for KUAR. As politics reporter, Sarah covered not only the Arkansas legislative sessions, but also statewide and city politics.
Sarah graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism, earning both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees, which included covering the 2018 Missouri Legislative Session for KBIA.
Now living as a townie in her former college town, Sarah enjoys watching movies at her local indie cinema, taking frequent trips to St. Louis, crocheting and spending time with her cat Lunch.
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Because Proposition A, which included a minimum wage hike and mandated paid sick leave, was a statute change, lawmakers were able to repeal it. If it returns as a constitutional amendment, it would be harder to change again. -
The effort, called for by President Donald Trump, is designed to increase Missouri’s Republican seats from six to seven. Only one seat would be safe for Democrats. -
The Democratic county executive faces two felony and two misdemeanor charges, accused of using county funds to send a mailer that could be seen as opposing a measure that was on the April ballot. -
Here’s how much Corporation for Public Broadcasting funds every station in the two states will lose because of the federal rescission package's passage. -
A special interim committee held the first of its six meetings on Wednesday. The next meeting will be July 30 in Lebanon. -
Through one of the new laws, it is illegal to export water outside of Missouri without a permit. -
The legislation includes expanding the use of safe baby boxes in the state. -
Missouri lawmakers convened during a special session to pass a law that would allow the state to partially pay for new stadiums or stadium improvements. -
The governor’s office cited some unexpected budget items and a recently passed tax reduction as reasons for reducing spending. -
Senate Minority Leader Doug Beck leads the 10-person Democratic caucus in the Missouri Senate. -
The legislature met in early June for a special legislative session called by Kehoe. It took about two weeks to pass the three pieces of legislation. -
The bills now go to Gov. Mike Kehoe, who is expected to sign all of them.
