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The panel tasked with redrawing the political boundaries for California's legislative Assembly and Senate districts, as well as the state's 53 congressional House seats, based on the 2020 census is revving up its work as it strives to send the final maps to the secretary of state in time for next year's elections. It is expected the Golden State will lose at least one congressional district when the census bureau releases the results from the decennial tally of the country's population this summer. Most of the 14 members of the 2020 Citizens Redistricting Commission have begun holding town ha...

When Black automatically means Chicago. Sheesh DOH.! I mean, seriously DOH. Total reporter FAIL. And we rely on the media to get things right, when they can’t even pull off this miracle of research? The sheer ignorance, oh, and it’s ignorance, that signaling is lost on those who think it’s fine saying “She-Caw-Go” and folks hear that whistle loud and clear… We have others saying “the suburbs” aren’t represented, yet all FOUR tops represent the suburbs… “just not *our* suburbs” is the same as those thinking “She-Caw-Go” and its dog whistle is fine without grasping ...

Texas advocates concerned about new district boundary lines 2 months 2 weeks 23 hours ago Tuesday, January 19 2021 Jan 19, 2021 January 19, 2021 7:59 AM January 19, 2021 in News - Local Share: The Texas State Legislature is working on redistricting, or drawing new district boundary lines that reflect the community. This year, advocates say they are focused on making sure that district boundary lines are drawn fairly.  Members of the Fair Maps TX Coalition, a group advocating for equal political representation, are trying to get lawmakers to change the process of choosing boundaries in the fi...

Reply State Representative Tim Butler. (IL House Staff) State Representatives Tim Butler (R-Springfield), Ryan Spain (R-Peoria) and Jackie Hass (R-Kankakee) held a press conference this afternoon to propose legislation creating an Independent Redistricting Commission and called for action during the upcoming Lame Duck Session. "The most basic protection against gerrymandering, and the partisan corruption it fosters, is to have a process in place to ensure all citizens are fairly represented," said Rep. Butler. "Establishing an independent commission, removed from partisan politics and subjec...