The Missouri Senate has rejected a request from the House to go to a conference committee to further negotiate on a congressional redistricting map. The House will gavel-in this (Thursday) morning at 10, and will decide what to do next. Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft tells 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Columbia” that it’s not too …
Missouri House and Senate remain at impasse over congressional redistricting
Missouri is the only state in the nation where a new U.S. House map has not been enacted or approved by state lawmakers, according to the Associated Press. The AP notes there is still uncertainty in some states because of court challenges or vetoes. The Missouri House declined to vote Tuesday afternoon on the Senate-approved …
Missouri Legislature faces 5 pm deadline on congressional redistricting map
Missouri’s eight U.S. House district boundaries remain uncertain this (Tuesday) morning, after the Missouri House took no action Monday on a Senate congressional redistricting map approved last week. U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-St. Elizabeth) tells “Wake Up Columbia” that the issue is out of his hands. “But I hope it’s done quickly. I hope the …
(AUDIO): U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-St. Elizabeth) appears on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Columbia”
The Missouri Senate has approved a new congressional map that likely solidifies six GOP districts and two overwhelmingly Democratic districts. The Senate map moves Boone, Cooper and Moniteau counties in mid-Missouri to east-central Missouri’s third district. It also moves Crawford County to the third. The Missouri House could take the map up this afternoon. U.S. …
Congressional map approved by state Senate impacts three mid-Missouri counties
The Missouri Senate has given approval to a congressional map that likely solidifies six GOP districts, while maintaining two overwhelmingly Democratic districts. Thursday’s vote was 22-10. State Sen. Rick Brattin (R-Harrisonville), who voted for the bill, says State Sen. Andrew Koenig (R-Manchester) has been working nonstop on the map. “I think he said he has …
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