Missouri, congressional map and Republicans
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The suit derides the "bizarre giraffe-neck appendage" of a new district that splits Kansas City along its historic racial dividing line.
Missouri's new congressional map carves up Kansas City into three separate districts, fulfilling the wishes of President Donald Trump. The ACLU filed a lawsuit Friday, and Kansas City Council recently passed a resolution authorizing legal action of its own.
A newly gerrymandered congressional map and limits on voters’ ability to amend the state constitution cleared the Missouri Senate Friday, capping two weeks of contentious debate that drew national attention.
Senior party leaders have placed several calls to prominent Missouri Democrats in recent days, asking them to consider running for Congress.
A newly proposed congressional map from Governor Mike Kehoe’s office is drawing sharp criticism from local leaders and parents alike — and its impact would stretch far beyond Kansas City.