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Feb 20 2024
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Wisconsin ends GOP gerrymander
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) on Monday signed new legislative maps he drew after the state Supreme Court struck down the old district lines as unconstitutional. Republicans, who have dominated the state legislature since drawing heavily gerrymandered districts in 2011, approved the maps last week. Now, 46 of the 99 Assembly districts lean Republican, 45 lean Democratic, and eight are tossups
The Week - NewsMar 29 2024
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South Carolina, Florida Will Vote in Racially Gerrymandered Districts in November
In voting news, a federal court ruled South Carolina can use a Republican gerrymandered congressional map for the upcoming U.S. House election. This, despite the same court ruling last year it was unconstitutional and that it “exiled” more than 30,000 Black residents from the Charleston-area district. But the U.S. Supreme Court has yet to issue a decision on the ruling’s challenge, allowing it
Democracy Now!Mar 28 2024
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Supreme Court delay prompts federal judges to act over South Carolina redistricting dispute
WASHINGTON —The Supreme Court has delayed resolving a South Carolina redistricting case for so long that a lower court has has been forced to step in, saying on Thursday that a congressional district it previously ruled was racially gerrymandered can be used in this year’s election. Last year, a federal court ruled that the Charleston-area district held by Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., was
NBC News (Online)Apr 11 2024
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The 44 Percent: Dawn Staley makes history, Miami gerrymandering, and the Creole Food Festival
Nearly 19 million people watched on as Dawn Staley and the South Carolina Gamecocks bested the Iowa Hawkeyes in the women’s NCAA championship game on Sunday afternoon. Not a stranger to making sports history, Staley became the first Black coach to have an undefeated season in the NCAA Division 1 and the only Black coach to win three national titles. As I was doing squats, rows, leg lifts with
Miami HeraldMar 20 2024
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Urbana schools holding survey on redistricting plans
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — Some parents in the Urbana School District are upset over redistricting. Now, the district is trying to reach out to them for ideas. This fall, the dual language program will be moved to either Thomas Paine or Yankee Ridge Elementary School. The district has held two public forums to collect input already. They want feedback through an online survey to figure out which
WCIAFeb 19 2024
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The Redistricting Strategic Brilliance of WI Gov Tony Evers
Today, Monday February 19 2024, Wisconsin governor Tony Evers signed new state legislative maps into law, ending ~14 years of GOP gerrymandering. Even so, some progressives are just a bit upset about these final maps, because they didn’t give the Dems as big an advantage as possible. Some Democrats were even calling on Evers to veto the maps! But I think Evers made a perfect play in this
Daily KosApr 03 2024
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Former Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan on polarization, Vos, partisan gerrymandering in Wisconsin
Mike Sheridan, the last Democrat to serve as the Wisconsin state Assembly speaker, predicts a decline in Republican influence following the introduction of new electoral maps and said he won’t be ruling out another future run for office. Sheridan spoke with The Daily Cardinal to discuss a surge in political polarization, new legislative maps and voter turnout ahead of the 2024 election.
Daily CardinalMay 17 2023
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Clyburn’s Role in South Carolina Redistricting May Be Examined as Supreme Court Hears Racial Gerrymandering Case
The NAACP successfully challenged the state’s new congressional maps as racially motivated. Republicans argued that they fielded requests from the powerful Black Democrat before redrawing district lines. Democratic Rep. James Clyburn is likely to play an important part in the discussions about a South Carolina redistricting case. The Supreme Court said Monday that it will hear oral arguments
ProPublicaFeb 19 2024
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Wisconsin Republicans Fold in Gerrymandering Battle
Republican state Sen. Van Wanggaard said that Republicans chose the maps by their Democrat Colleagues over the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has just signed new legislative district maps into law, changing the boundary lines for congressional districts that will be in effect during the upcoming November election. The GOP supported the measure to avoid the Supreme Court
The Epoch TimesMar 18 2024
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Federal judges consolidate two NC redistricting cases
Judges consider next steps for lawsuit challenging voter ID, tax cap amendments
A three-judge panel will decide in the coming weeks whether it will maintain jurisdiction over a lawsuit challenging two 2018 amendments to the North Carolina Constitution. The panel spent nearly 90 minutes Friday listening to arguments for and against transferring the case back to a single Wake County judge
The Carolina Journal