Let’s talk about the arrogance of “Missouri values.” That’s the phrase Gov. Mike Kehoe used August 29, 2025 — right before Labor Day weekend, a classic “news dump” seemingly to avoid public scrutiny — when he announced that he is calling the General Assembly into a special session to do two things: Follow President Donald Trump’s direction to gerrymander the state’s congressional map to steal a Democratic seat in the U.S. House and give it to Republicans, and to weaken Missouri’s century-old initiative petition process to reduce the right of the people to change their state’s laws and constitution when they see fit.

“Today, I am calling on the General Assembly to take action on congressional redistricting and initiative petition reform to ensure our districts and Constitution truly put Mi

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