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One urban crossroad, 3 new districts: Kansas City braces for Missouri gerrymander
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Ohio Capital Journal
Northeast Kansas City currently sits comfortably inside Missouri’s 5th Congressional District, which encompasses much of the city and the surrounding metro area.
In Kansas City, the redistricting plan has set off a bitter political battle that’s left many people feeling angry and dismissed.
Unlike nearly every major American city, Kansas City doesn’t control its police force.
Kansas City-Missouri low pointThe gerrymander marks a low point in the relationship between Kansas City and the Missouri Capitol, said Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas.
Everyone who cares about representation for Kansas City owes it to the community to make Republicans spend real resources, he said.
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