JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) The Missouri House endorsed a congressional redistricting plan Tuesday that is projected to maintain the state's Republican edge but
The Missouri House overwhelmingly rejected efforts Tuesday to draw a congressional map that would have reconfigured a Democratic seat in Kansas City in the GOP's favor, and instead gave initial approval to a map that maintains the current party divisions.
The map that got initial approval Tuesday is expected to continue the current representation of six Republicans and two Democrats — one each from the urban centers.
A redrawn congressional map cleared the Missouri House on Wednesday, but without an emergency clause needed for it to go into effect before the Aug. 2 primary.