Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns said that it's important that the redistricting process be responsible, transparent and have ample opportunity for public input.
Randy Villegas, a populist insurgent, has won the Democratic primary for a House seat representing California’s Central Valley
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the Florida map into law earlier this month after the Supreme Court ruled in a Louisiana redistricting case that race-based districts violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
A Florida judge kept Gov. Ron DeSantis' new congressional map alive Tuesday, allowing the state to implement a Republican-friendly plan while three state lawsuits continue. Why it matters: The national redistricting fight is a race to pre-write who controls Congress before voters ever see a ballot. - Control of the U.S. House could turn on seats manufactured in state capitals as part of a mid-decade redistricting war started by President Trump. - In 2010 nearly 63% of Florida voters approved a ban on partisan gerrymandering, but DeSantis' general counsel told lawmakers the state doesn't have to abide by that ban. The latest: The ruling by Leon County Circuit Judge Joshua Hawkes, a DeSantis appointee, keeps DeSantis' map in place…
Also on Tuesday is the Kentucky GOP primary, where Trump has endorsed Republican Ed Gallrein in a primary against Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky.
State officials had asked the justices to step in to allow the state to use a congressional map in the midterms that was drawn by Democrats and recently approved by voters.
Louisiana's Republican-controlled Senate has advanced a new congressional map that could shift the state's congressional delegation from a 4-2 to a 5-1 Republican majority, following a Supreme Court decision against racial gerrymandering.
Louisiana’s Republican-controlled Senate has advanced a new congressional map that could shift the state’s congressional delegation from a 4-2 to a 5-1 Republican majority, following a Supreme Court decision against racial gerrymandering . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Louisiana Senate has moved forward with a new congressional map favoring Republicans, potentially increasing their delegation to five seats compared to one for Democrats. This follows a Supreme Court decision striking down the previous maps as unconstitutional racial gerrymandering . DETAIL: The proposal, approved by a state Senate committee after hours of overnight testimony, would likely force Democratic Reps. Troy Carter and Cleo Fields into the same district.…Open
The G.O.P. has seized an edge on redistricting thanks to two court rulings, and it has more room to maneuver for extra seats before the midterms.
