Page 6 - Population Changes News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

He says new gerrymandered maps in his home state and beyond will make partisanship in the house even worse. >> you have so many seats that are extreme in one direction or another. that means people are no longer forced to work together. >> reporter: more on that in a bit, but first a primer. the constitution says that every ten years after the census, state political maps are redrawn based on population changes. in recent decades, state legislatures in both parties have taken to gerrymandering congressional district. >> redistricting is simply the process of redrawing the lines. gerrymandering...

And then there's the effort to redraw the congressional map to give republicans an edge in the next election. "mother jones" reports on the texas gop's push to gerrymander districts there. they write, texas republicans are building a seawall against demographic change, an early indicator of how the republican party nationally is responding to momentous population changes, not by reaching out to minority communities but by diluting their voting power. at a time when texas is becoming more diverse and democratic, the new maps drawn by republicans for congress in the state legislature would make ...

Country's rapid diversification will amplify calls for better minority representation in the halls of power. >> the whole point of doing a census is to make sure that we're able to ensure that our democracy keeps up with the population by reflecting population changes. >> reporter: and the changes come amid ongoing racial tension. a new report documents more than 4,500 anti-hate incidents so far this year, and communities ofi-r this year, and community color pushing hardest for police reform and voting rights. >> garrett: ed o'keefe is here, i'm glad to see that. walk us through the implicatio...

playpausemuteunmute Image Info: Nareeta Martin/Unsplash Climate Change and Population Changes in Indiana May 07, 2021 A controversial bill about wetlands was signed into law last week by Gov. Eric Holcomb, to the dismay of environmental activists and over 100 organizations across the state. Today we talk about why the bill is controversial and find out how it could impact the way state leaders handle issues related to climate change. We also talk to an expert about how agricultural practices can be improved to better protect the environment in Indiana, and learn how the housing market has bee...

Seagull flying over fence with barbwire mesh at sunset Lisa Valder Overview Historically, the roughly 3,000 local jails operating in the United States have received less public and policymaker attention than prisons. 1 But now, the COVID-19 pandemic has put jails—secure correctional facilities, generally operated by county or municipal governments, where people are detained before trial or confined post-conviction for periods usually lasting less than a year—under additional scrutiny. 2 Jails rely on close confinement and so are high risk for disease transmission. 3 Local governments are ...