Jason Rosenbaum
Since entering the world of professional journalism in 2006, Jason Rosenbaum dove head first into the world of politics, policy and even rock and roll music. A graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, Rosenbaum spent more than four years in the Missouri State Capitol writing for the Columbia Daily Tribune, Missouri Lawyers Media and the St. Louis Beacon. Since moving to St. Louis in 2010, Rosenbaum's work appeared in Missouri Lawyers Media, the St. Louis Business Journal and the Riverfront Times' music section. He also served on staff at the St. Louis Beacon as a politics reporter. Rosenbaum lives in Richmond Heights with with his wife Lauren and their two sons.
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The special session featured a number of unprecedented actions that would have been unthinkable before July when it became clear that Missouri would join other states overhauling their congressional lines. -
Missouri passed a redistricting plan, the latest in a series of moves triggered by Trump's call on GOP-led states to redraw their congressional maps to help maintain the party's narrow House majority.
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A group called People Not Politicians announced Friday that it's gathering signatures to prevent the new congressional map from going into effect until there's a statewide vote. -
Missouri senators are expected to debate and then vote Friday on redistricting that seeks to oust Democratic Congressman Emanuel Cleaver as well as a plan to make it harder to pass citizen-led constitutional amendments. -
Republicans used a procedural maneuver to cut off debate over the rules of the special session. -
The plan requires constitutional amendments placed before voters through the initiative petition process to pass in a statewide vote and in all eight of Missouri's congressional districts. -
House Speaker Jon Patterson's no vote caught the attention of detractors of the redrawn congressional map. -
The move sets up the new map, which targets U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Kansas City, for debate next week. -
Missouri lawmakers meet to redraw their congressional districts so they're more favorable to Republican congressional candidates. It comes at the urging of President Trump.
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Members of the Missouri House are slated to hold committee hearings on the new map, which aims to oust Democratic U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver of Kansas City, and limiting amendments on Thursday.
