Missouri redistricting

An election official said his agency is conferring with an attorney to see if the redistricting ballot measure will go before city voters in April or August 2022.

The Richmond Heights Democrat also discussed how an exhibit on LGBTQ rights was moved out of the Missouri Capitol.

Detractors of the measure contend, among other things, that the Board of Aldermen is best equipped to handle redistricting.

Missouri and Illinois are approaching redistricting differently, with Missouri delaying the bulk of the process until 2022 and Illinois creating maps before the census data was even released.

The 1st Congressional District was created with the help of Black Democrats and Republicans. But not everyone finds that arrangement to be beneficial to Black Missourians.

The St. Louis Democrat also talked about election-related issues that may pop up during the 2022 session.

Some lawmakers fear that members of both parties could use agenda items as leverage to affect what the congressional map looks like.

The former St. Louis alderman and longtime political observer takes stock over turbulence for St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones and St. Louis County Executive Sam Page.

The Kansas City Democrat also discussed the impending rollout of Medicaid expansion in Missouri — and an upcoming special session on redistricting.

The Columbia Democrat talks about how his first few weeks in office were quite eventful.