Missourinet Missouri’s governor says the only special session he plans to call this year at this point involves congressional redistricting, which is required because of the new U.S. Census data. Missouri Governor Mike Parson briefs Capitol reporters in Jefferson City on June 7, 2021, after the PDMP bill-signing ceremony (photo courtesy of the governor’s Flickr page} Governor Mike Parson tells Capitol reporters that he currently has 13 requests for special sessions, on his desk. “The legislators have not even been out two to three weeks and we’ve already got 13 requests, which is not even practical to think that you’re going to be able to do that on taxpayer dollars. Most of the items we’re talking about have already (been) discussed in the legislative session, just didn’t get across the finish line,” Parson says.