AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoRedistricting Fight: Missouri’s top court is set to hear a challenge to the state’s new U.S. House map, with voters and lawmakers still tangled in a fight over compact districts and whether a referendum can force a public vote—part of a broader GOP push after the Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act. Immigration Enforcement: Missouri lawmakers approved tougher penalties for businesses accused of knowingly hiring undocumented workers, expanding the attorney general’s power to seek injunctions, subpoena records, and hit companies with fines or license suspensions. First Amendment Clash: A Kansas newspaper is suing after it says court records tied to a boy’s death were effectively blocked, arguing the public can’t be shut out of how charges are handled. Local Government: St. Louis County Council has referred Sam Page’s ethics case to the Missouri attorney general. Civil Rights Pressure: The NAACP is urging Black athletes at public universities in multiple states to boycott college sports over voting-rights rollbacks. AI Backlash: Missouri’s governor is also set to host an AI/data-center forum at Missouri S&T as opposition to data centers keeps growing.
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