By Jason Hancock | Editor-in-Chief
Good morning,
The Missouri Supreme Court takes up the gerrymandered congressional map today in a pair of cases that will decide which district lines govern the Aug. 4 primary — the Trump-prompted 2025 map, or the one drawn in 2022.
Across the street in the Missouri Capitol, lawmakers are trying to salvage a major abortion bill that now carries objections from both sides of the debate.
(Pool photo by Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch).
by Rudi Keller
The court will hear arguments over the constitutionality of Missouri’s new congressional map and whether a referendum petition suspends it before voters ever get a say.
(Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent)
by Anna Spoerre
A longtime anti-abortion lobbyist warned that Senate changes could imperil the bill, but House lawmakers are still moving it toward a final vote before session ends Friday.
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COMMENTARY
by Eric Syverson
Missouri's Success-Ready Student Assessment provides insight into student achievement throughout the school year but should not replace year-end tests.
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