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By Jason Hancock | Editor-in-Chief

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Today’s newsletter is about power that gets hard to unwind: a constitutional amendment recalibrated so Missouri could impose Medicaid work requirements without locking in every detail, a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that changes how far states may go when race is considered in redistricting and a proposed extension of Missouri’s transgender athlete ban beyond a scheduled sunset.

by Steph Quinn

The House version would have locked work requirements more firmly into Missouri’s Constitution. The Senate version keeps the door open, while leaving major decisions for another fight.

by Jonathan Shorman

A major redistricting decision could reshape political maps well beyond Louisiana, giving states new room to redraw districts as both parties brace for fights that may stretch into 2028.

by Hailey Sanford

Missouri’s restrictions on transgender athletes are set to expire in 2027. A House-passed bill would remove that end date, keeping one of the state’s most contested education policies in place indefinitely.

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