Missouri voters are getting new districts. Maybe.

By Jason Hancock | Editor-in-Chief

Good morning.

Missouri’s Aug. 4 primary is now close enough that ballots are going out even though one of the biggest questions hanging over the election remains unsettled.

Rudi Keller explains why local election officials are moving ahead with the GOP-drawn congressional map, even as Secretary of State Denny Hoskins has yet to decide whether a referendum challenging it has enough signatures.

Meanwhile, Steph Quinn looks at a Medicaid cut that flew mostly under the radar during budget debate. Starting July 1, Missouri will no longer cover chiropractic care, physical therapy or acupuncture for chronic pain — services once sold to lawmakers as a way to save money and avoid more expensive treatment.

by Rudi Keller

Missouri election officials are sending primary ballots using the GOP-drawn congressional map, even as a referendum challenging those districts remains unresolved.

by Steph Quinn

Missouri Medicaid will stop covering chiropractic care, physical therapy and acupuncture for chronic pain, raising concerns about more costly treatment options.

by Tim Henderson

The court accepted a case involving a legal immigrant arrested by immigration enforcement after an assault conviction and held for 21 months.

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