Redistricting

State Sen. Lincoln Hough voted against efforts to end debate on gerrymandering and initiative petition bills — and was swiftly removed as chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Missouri's new congressional map carves up Kansas City into three separate districts, fulfilling the wishes of President Donald Trump.

Protesters demanded that Republicans halt their efforts to redistrict Missouri and make it harder for voter-led constitutional amendments to pass. After protesting in the rotunda, rally-goers packed the Senate chambers, where lawmakers are set to take up both proposals.

The GOP-dominated Missouri House easily passed legislation Monday night to redraw the state’s congressional districts.

The proposed map could be open to a referendum that could prevent the measure from going into effect.

Missouri Democrats have accused their GOP colleagues of kowtowing to President Donald Trump, who is pressuring Republican-led states to redraw their maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

A House Rules Committee on Friday backed the redistricting, clearing the way for debate early next week.

The move sets up the new map, which targets U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Kansas City, for debate next week.

U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell, D-St. Louis County, was repeatedly challenged at a town hall that drew about 300 people.

Former federal officials are backing an effort to reform the state legislature’s redistricting process. Congressional districts would be unaffected. Illinois’ state Senate map gives a partisan advantage to Democrats, and its House map isn’t compact enough, according to researchers at Princeton