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Newsom says California will push to redraw maps in riposte to Texas plan | California

Newsom says California will push to redraw maps in riposte to Texas plan | California

Gavin Newsom, California’s governor, said on Thursday state Democratic lawmakers would move forward with a redistricting plan to counter the Republican-led map-drawing effort in Texas aimed at securing a House majority after the midterm elections. As he spoke at the Japanese American National museum’s National Center for the Preservation of Democracy – a venue deliberately chosen for its symbolism – …

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Poll: California voters back independent congressional maps, complicating Gavin Newsom's redistricting push – Politico

Poll: California voters back independent congressional maps, complicating Gavin Newsom’s redistricting push  Politico Newsom’s California redistricting push sets up a standoff with Republican-led opposition  CNN Newsom says California to draw congressional maps to ‘END TRUMP PRESIDENCY’  ABC News California Democrats prepare redistricting effort to counter Texas GOP  CBS News Newsom announces ‘Liberation Day’ event in gerrymandering fight  The Hill Source link

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Newsom Says He’s Moving Ahead With New California Maps That ‘Will Be Devastating for MAGA’

Newsom Says He’s Moving Ahead With New California Maps That ‘Will Be Devastating for MAGA’

The office of Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday night revealed that the governor was going ahead with plans to redraw California’s congressional map with the goal of counteracting Republicans’ planned mid-decade gerrymander in Texas. In a post on X, Newsom’s press office made the announcement while openly parodying the social media posting style of U.S. President Donald Trump. …

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Newsom Says California Will Redraw Its ‘BEAUTIFUL MAPS’ In All-Caps Post Mocking Trump

Newsom Says California Will Redraw Its ‘BEAUTIFUL MAPS’ In All-Caps Post Mocking Trump

Finally someone is communicating with President Donald Trump in a language he can understand. On Tuesday night, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) informed the president that California is going to go ahead and redraw the state’s electoral maps after Trump missed a deadline amid the ongoing redistricting battle. The Democratic governor also decided to deliver his message in the funniest way …

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Newsom says California will draw new electoral maps after Trump ‘missed’ deadline | US politics

Newsom says California will draw new electoral maps after Trump ‘missed’ deadline | US politics

California governor Gavin Newsom says the state will draw new electoral maps after Donald Trump “missed” a deadline on Tuesday night in an ongoing redistricting battle between Democratic and Republican states. “DONALD ‘TACO’ TRUMP, AS MANY CALL HIM, ‘MISSED’ THE DEADLINE!!!”, Newsom’s office wrote on social media. “CALIFORNIA WILL NOW DRAW NEW, MORE ‘BEAUTIFUL MAPS,’ THEY WILL BE HISTORIC AS …

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Trump will get another session from Texas to redraw congressional maps

Trump will get another session from Texas to redraw congressional maps

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republican leaders said Tuesday that they were prepared to end their stalemated special session and immediately begin another standoff with Democrats in the GOP’s efforts to redraw congressional maps as directed by President Donald Trump. It’s the latest indication that Trump’s push to redraw congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections will become an …

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How FEMA’s outdated flood maps incentivize a system in which risk is negotiable

How FEMA’s outdated flood maps incentivize a system in which risk is negotiable

Lamer said closer analysis can find that FEMA’s approximated maps can overestimate flood risks — something clients are usually hoping for. “I’ve had lenders say, ‘Prove to me we’re out of the floodplain’ and we do the work and you’re 30 feet above the river,” Lamer said of FEMA’s original mapping. “That’s how inaccurate these maps are.” Across the nation, …

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Google Wallet requires location for ‘detailed receipts’ with maps 

Google Wallet requires location for ‘detailed receipts’ with maps 

In the past few weeks or so, Google Wallet app on Android now requires that you grant the location permission to get “detailed receipts” with addresses and maps. A detailed receipt includes merchant (store) name and address displayed on a map, with a Call shortcut also available. Previously, this was included by default, but Google Wallet made a change in …

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