JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KY3) -Friday, the Missouri Senate put a bow on a special legislative session by sending a new congressional map to the governor’s desk.

The call for a special session included redrawing the map and making it more difficult for Missourians to amend the state constitution through initiative petition. Missouri’s redistricting caught the attention of the nation as President Donald Trump encouraged state Republicans to push a map that is likely to increase Republican seats in Washington, D.C.

Missouri sends two Democrats and six Republicans to Washington, D.C., but the new map now on the governor’s desk splits up the Kansas City area, currently represented by Congressman Emanuel Cleaver. The split aims to create seven districts likely to vote Republican and only one likel

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