Outspoken State Sen. Bill Eigel (R-Weldon Spring) is one of the former members of the Missouri Senate Conservative Caucus, which disbanded this week. Senator Eigel, who chairs the Senate General Laws Committee, is calling for a new coalition of leadership in the Missouri Senate GOP caucus. Republicans currently have a 24-10 supermajority. Eigel joined Randy …
Parson: Missouri’s new congressional map is constitutional
Missouri’s governor says the new congressional redistricting map he signed on Wednesday meets our constitutional requirements. Governor Mike Parson (R) notes the map maintains the 6-2 GOP majority. He also says that under the new map, district populations are equally proportional and district boundaries are contiguous. Those are the two key conditions required by the …
Still no congressional redistricting map in Missouri
Missouri remains the only state in the nation that hasn’t approved a new congressional redistricting map. The Missouri House voted 131-17 on Thursday for a bipartisan proposal to again request a conference committee with the Senate over the map issue. State Sen. Bob Onder (R-Lake St. Louis), a leader of the Senate Conservative Caucus, predicts …
7-1 Missouri GOP congressional map supporters plan Tuesday rally in Jefferson City
Supporters of a 7-1 Missouri GOP congressional map plan to rally Tuesday at the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City. The Senate Conservative Caucus has tweeted that that gathering begins this morning at 10, with the rally beginning at noon. Freedom Convoy supporters are being told to bring blankets and food and warm clothes. The Senate …