Missouri redistricting

Football, winter weather, and the upcoming legislative session were topics of discussion at a Dec. 18, 2025, meeting of Northwest Missouri State University President Lance Tatum and Missouri Lieutenant Governor David Wasinger, who visited the Northwest campus before the state's 2026 legislative session, which begins on Jan. 7.

The disagreement over whether Missouri's new congressional map is in effect or frozen is at the heart of a bitter dispute in federal court between the state attorney general's office and lawyers for the referendum campaign.

While a federal court decision Monday gives Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins the chance to reject the referendum, backers of the plan aren't expecting that move to hold up in state court.