Demonstrations continue at Missouri State Capitol over bill to redraw congressional map

Demonstrations continue at Missouri State Capitol over bill to redraw congressional map

The bill is headed to the Missouri Senate, and dozens of demonstrators gathered in Jefferson City to protest the bill.

Democrats address Missouri’s proposed congressional redistricting

By Don Bradley South Kansas City heard fiery rhetoric on Monday about plans to redraw lines for Missouri’s congressional districts. Calling the action an “an illegal power grab,” Jess Podhola of Kansas City AFL-CIO told a meeting of the South Kansas City Alliance the redrawn map would “weaken our voice and weaken our vote.” Kansas City Mayor Pro-Tem Ryana Parks-Shaw piled on that the strategy behind the gerrymander proposal is “clearly to divide…