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Watch: Lawmaker's sit-in against US House map that led to her arrest in De Santis' office
15+ min ago (265+ words) A Democratic Florida lawmaker was arrested Friday after refusing to leave Gov. Ron De Santis' office. Rep. Angie Nixon, D-Jacksonville, had demanded a meeting with De Santis on the state's new congressional map. "I'll wait on the governor," she said,…...
Steven Roberts: A bomber, not a builder
2+ hour, 10+ min ago (164+ words) Havasu News Have any questions? Please give us a call at 928-764-7657 Donald Trump has defaced democracy in many ways: attacking journalists who question him, politicians who resist him, judges who defy him. He even pressures media companies to fire comedians…...
Why the Supreme Court's voting rights ruling could play a big role at the local level
20+ min ago (1251+ words) While Republican-led Southern states race to redo their congressional maps after the U. S. Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act's protections against racial discrimination, the decision's effects may be felt most notably on the local level. There are active legal fights…...
How the Supreme Court's voting rights decision could impact Illinois and explaining Dick Durbin's 'John Lewis Voting Rights Act"
25+ min ago (440+ words) The Supreme Court's recent decision to cut key parts of the Voting Rights Act has already led to a rush of redistricting across the South, but it has implications for Illinois too. WNIJ's Peter Medlin talked with Northern Illinois University…...
GOP Governors In Georgia And South Carolina Call Special Sessions For Redistricting - AOL
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (226+ words) Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) has ordered a special legislative session next month for state lawmakers to consider redrawing congressional districts after the U. S. Supreme Court essentially gutted a key section of the Voting Rights Act last month. Wednesday's proclamation from Kemp…...
Tennessee Dem Steve Cohen tears up on air after redistricting destroys his reelection bid
11+ hour, 56+ min ago (16+ words) AOL. com...
Congress can win states again. Can it win the country?
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (24+ words) The Times of India Congress can win states again. Can it win the country?...
Democrat U. S. Rep. Steve Cohen to Retire from Congress amid Tennessee Redistricting | The Star News Network
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (111+ words) U. S. Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN-09) said he has requested his name be taken off the ballot for Tennessee's 9th Congressional District amid the state's implementation of a new congressional map. In a press conference Friday, Cohen, from his D. C. office, called his decision…...
Sean Brown - The state cannot hold back the "longed-for tidal wave of justice" forever
25+ min ago (673+ words) In one of them, Se'n Brown is standing on top of a trailer-load of sods, with his wife Bridie and son Damian, and their friend Francis Murray, in the bog nearby - all tired but satisfied looking, after a good day's…...
Memphis news: School's out, Tennessee redistricting in court - Memphis Local, Sports, Business & Food News
11+ hour, 20+ min ago (95+ words) This Week in Memphis: School's out, and redistricting is back in court Daily Memphian Also happening this week: Memphis turns 206, and the city takes on the county in a basketball game. Coverage of the key happenings in our city including…...