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Supreme Court again rejects Missouri effort to use GOP-friendly map

The Supreme Court on Friday effectively shelved Missouri’s effort to enact a congressional map that would have helped Republicans pick up a House seat, issuing an order that reinstated boundaries first enacted in 2022. Friday’s unsigned ruling set aside a Monday ruling from a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of…

Roll Call · Sep 25

Congressional map changes triggered frustration more than confusion for some Missouri voters

Rapid changes in Missouri's political map confused voters about which congressional district they would have been in

The Independent UK · Sep 10

Federal judge orders Missouri to use map targeting Dem House seat

A federal court in Missouri ordered the state to use a GOP-preferred congressional map Tuesday following a state court ruling that would have axed the plan for this fall. The ruling, from Judge Stephen R. Clark for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, came minutes after…

Roll Call · Sep 8

Democratic Primary Upset In St. Louis

Wesley Bell wins St. Louis primary, Cori Bush defeated. Bob Onder wins Republican primary in Missouri. Political dynamics and divisions in the Democratic P...

Top News · Aug 7, 2024

Missouri GOP taps Onder in open district; Kunce to face Hawley - Roll Call

Missouri Republicans nominated former state Sen. Bob Onder for the open House seat in the 3rd District now held by Rep. Blaine Leutkemeyer.

Roll Call · Aug 6, 2024

Primaries to watch in Kansas, Missouri, Michigan and Washington - Roll Call

A liberal Democrat facing an onslaught of opposition spending tops more than a dozen races in four states holding primaries on Tuesday.

Roll Call · Aug 2, 2024

‘This place was ugly at times’: Missouri lawmakers close book on contentious session

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri lawmakers ended a contentious legislative session Friday having spent much of their five months in the Capitol fighting over the boundaries for the state’s new congressional maps.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · May 14, 2022

Missouri Senate breaks gridlock and passes map that likely keeps Cleaver in Congress

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Senate on Thursday approved the state’s congressional map that appears to protect Democratic U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s hold on the 5th Congressional District.

Tribune News Service · May 13, 2022

Congressional map debate in limbo in Missouri Senate

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The fate of Missouri’s congressional maps remained in limbo Wednesday with time running short in the state’s annual legislative session.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · May 12, 2022

Missouri House scraps Senate-approved map of state's congressional districts

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri House on Thursday jettisoned a Senate-approved blueprint for the state’s congressional maps, with House members again urging senators to meet to work out differences.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Apr 1, 2022