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  "path": "/2026/03/27/judge-keeps-missouris-new-congressional-map-in-effect-despite-referendum-campaign/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-27T19:09:29.000Z",
  "site": "https://missouriindependent.com",
  "tags": [
    "Courts",
    "Election 2026",
    "5th Congressional District",
    "ACLU of Missouri",
    "Brian Stumpe",
    "Denny Hoskins",
    "Emanuel Cleaver",
    "gerrymander",
    "People Not Politicians",
    "Richard von Glahn"
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  "textContent": "Submitting signatures to force a referendum on a state law is not enough to suspend a new state law, a Cole County judge ruled Friday in a decision that means Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map is in effect. The referendum petition submitted by the political action committee People Not Politicians could still put the law on […]",
  "title": "Judge keeps Missouri’s new congressional map in effect despite referendum campaign"
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