Missouri’s long fight over who gets the last word

By: Jason Hancock

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: September 14, 2026

Words: 696

Last Updated: 4 days, 6 hours ago

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Fourteen Republican lawmakers sent the Missouri Supreme Court a letter last week. It was not a fan letter. Hold Secretary of State Denny Hoskins in contempt, they wrote, and we may come for your jobs.

The court held him in contempt the next day.

Hoskins had told local election officials to use a gerrymandered congressional map Republican lawmakers passed last year. The Missouri Supreme Court had ordered the old districts kept in place while …

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