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The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday steered clear of Washington state’s redistricting battle.
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday steered clear of Washington state’s redistricting battle.
The Supreme Court may take up an appeal, but for now, Enumclaw looks to be sharing representation with the far more liberal Issaquah.
In Washington and other states, independent redistricting commissions have fallen prey to partisanship, just like the legislative bodies they were meant to replace.
A federal judge in August ordered a single Yakima Valley legislative district redrawn to give Latino voters a louder political voice.
The newly drawn map could potentially add a few more Democrats to the mix in Olympia.