More states are moving to redraw US House districts after Trump urged it for partisan gain

October 6, 2025

A mid-decade battle over congressional redistricting is playing out in state capitals, in courtrooms and on the ballot. The efforts to redraw U.S. House districts for partisan advantage got jump-started when President Donald Trump called upon Republican-led Texas to reshape districts so that the GOP could win more seats in next year’s elections. Since then, lawmakers in Democratic-led […]

GOP Fights to Deny Missouri Voters a Voice on Trump-Ordered Gerrymander

October 4, 2025

Missourians are mobilizing to give voters a chance to block the state’s new Trump-ordered GOP gerrymander, via ballot measure. But Republican officials are pulling out all the stops to stymie the effort. Last month, a pro-voting coalition filed a petition with the state to hold a referendum on the gerrymander, which Republicans rammed through the legislature to create a […]

RELEASE: House committee reloads initiative petition legislation with ‘ballot candy’

April 2, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, April 2, 2024Contact: liz@progressmo.org Politicians scheme to trick voters into giving away rights, end 100 years of majority rule JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri House Election Committee today moved forward with adding so-called ballot candy to SJR74, a shameful move meant to trick voters. The resolution would dismantle democracy as Missourians […]

Under the Dome – March 29

March 29, 2024

Welcome back to Under the Dome, your weekly update on the goings-on of the Missouri state legislature. Legislative homestretch likely to focus on dismantling the initiative petition process and passing budget, education bill, health care With eight weeks left in the 2024 Missouri legislative session, no legislation has passed through both chambers. Sen. Mary Elizabeth […]

Under the Dome – March 22

March 22, 2024

Welcome back to Under the Dome, your weekly update on the goings-on of the Missouri state legislature. Legislators promise ballot candy will be back in SJR 74 when session resumes Even Spring Break couldn’t deter legislators from attacking majority rule in Missouri. House Speaker Dean Plocher took to Twitter on Tuesday to announce that the […]

Under the Dome – March 15

March 15, 2024

Welcome back to Under the Dome, your weekly update on the goings-on of the Missouri state legislature. Stranger and stranger things: The dome appears to be stuck in The Upside Down as legislators gleefully strip voters of rights The Missouri House thumbed its nose at Missouri voters this week and moved SJR74 forward, taking another […]

Missouri House continues assault on majority rule

March 12, 2024

As the legislature continues attacking majority rule, Missourians are standing up to protect the essential principle of ‘one person, one vote.’

Under the Dome – March 8

March 8, 2024

Welcome back to Under the Dome, your weekly update on the goings-on of the Missouri state legislature. Governor’s clemency decision spotlights systemic injustice The week in Missouri politics began with a shameful display of misplaced mercy as Gov. Mike Parson decided to shorten the prison sentence of former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid […]

Under the Dome – March 1

March 1, 2024

Under the Dome: Legislators spin wheels on legislation that would hurt their own constituents, file frivolous lawsuits

Under the Dome – February 23

February 23, 2024

Under the Dome: Majority Rule attack advances, Freedom Caucus smears KC dad, and Plocher embroiled in scandal again