Gov. Tina Kotek speaks at a media March 2025 availability with Speaker of the House Julie Fahey and Senate President Rob Wagner.Office of Gov. Tina Kotek After weeks of preparation, Democratic lawmakers in Oregon began a special session Friday – and immediately failed spectacularly to advance a major transportation package on the promised timeline. Even with a few Republicans and …
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Legislature will need to rapidly redraw the state’s congressional boundaries after a judge ruled Monday that the Republican-controlled body circumvented safeguards put in place by voters to ensure districts aren’t drawn to favor any party. READ MORE: Texas Senate passes redrawn congressional map favoring GOP, sends to governor The current map, adopted in …
Read More »Texas Legislature Gives Final Approval to Redistricting Map Favoring Republicans The New York Times Texas Republicans approve new congressional maps as partisan redistricting race escalates CNN Texas Senate passes new Republican-drawn congressional map NBC News See how new voting maps in Texas and California would shift the political landscape NPR Exclusive: Gene Wu joins strategy call with Democratic legislators about fighting GOP-run redistricting beyond …
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The California state legislature was poised on Thursday to vote on a plan to redraw its congressional boundaries and create five potential new Democratic House seats – an answer to the Republican redistricting push in Texas, sought by Donald Trump, aimed at tilting the map in his party’s favor ahead of next year’s midterm elections. The nation’s two most populous …
Read More »AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The first domino in a growing national redistricting battle is likely to fall Wednesday as the Republican-controlled Texas legislature is expected to pass a new congressional map creating five new winnable seats for the GOP. The vote follows prodding by President Donald Trump, eager to stave off a midterm defeat that would deprive his party of …
Read More »Texas Legislature Special Session Will Answer Questions About Redistricting, Floods The New York Times Newsom threatens to redraw California House maps in protest at Texas plan The Guardian Trump pushes Texas Republicans to redraw congressional maps to help defend GOP’s House majority Fox News House Dems are California dreamin’ Punchbowl News ‘Crazy hill to die on’: Newsom jolts California with bid to throw out …
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