Oregon Supreme Court gives lawmakers more time to redraw political lines
SALEM, Ore. (AP) The Oregon Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the Legislature will have until Sept. 27 to complete the redistricting process, giving lawmakers more time to draw political boundaries following a delay in crucial census data.
The unanimous decision by the justices will give legislative leaders nearly three extra months to do their work.
Redistricting, the process where lawmakers redraw legislative and congressional districts, occurs every 10 years following the census. Districts must be equal in population to each other.
Although there’s a set number of state legislative districts, due to Oregon’s population growth in the last decade, it is likely that the state will receive an additional, sixth seat in the US House of Representatives.
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Oregon Supreme Court Says Lawmakers Should Draw Legislative District Boundaries, Not Fagan The ruling gives lawmakers three extra months to set the boundaries. Old Town and the North Park Blocks. (Henry Cromett) Updated April 9 at 1:15 PM The Oregon Supreme Court on Friday rejected an attempt by Secretary of State Shemia Fagan to take control of redrawing legislative district lines, saying the Oregon Legislature could still draw the maps even though U.S. Census data is arriving late.
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COVID-19 sickens larger proportion of young people, Oregon and national data show
The Lund Report: Since January, the share of new cases in Oregonians aged 10 to 19 has grown by roughly 50% while the proportion of those aged 20 to 50 has shrunk. Author: Jacob Fenton (The Lund Report) Published: 10:39 AM PDT April 7, 2021 Updated: 10:39 AM PDT April 7, 2021
New COVID-19 case counts have plummeted in Oregon, but the state is experiencing a change in who is testing positive. Since January, the share of new cases in Oregonians aged 10 to 19 has grown by roughly 50% while the proportion of those aged 20 to 50 has shrunk, according to an analysis by The Lund Report.
SALEM â New COVID-19 case counts have plummeted in Oregon, but the state is experiencing a change in who is testing positive. Since January, the share of new cases in Oregonians aged 10 to 19 has grown by roughly 50% while the proportion of those aged 20 to 50 has shrunk, according to an analysis by
The Lund Report.
This shift appears to be part of a national trend. Nationwide weekly data collected by the American Academy of Pediatrics show a similar rise in the percentage of new cases in the young. Hospital admission data exhibit the same pattern: The fraction of patients admitted to a hospital for COVID who are under 19 has nearly doubled since January.