Redistricting
Senate Republicans OK local redistricting delay

Jun. 23, 2021 01:15 AM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Senate approved a Republican bill Wednesday that would delay local governments’ redistricting efforts. ...

FILE - This April 5, 2020, photo shows an envelope containing a 2020 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident in Detroit. A group of Harvard researchers are coming out against the U.S. Census Bureau's use of a controversial privacy method on the numbers used for redrawing congressional and legislative districts, saying it doesn't produce data that are good enough for redistricting. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
15 GOP governors urge release of Census redistricting data

By Adrian Sainz Jun. 22, 2021 05:07 PM EDT

Michigan court asked to change dates to draw political maps

By Ed White Jun. 21, 2021 12:28 PM EDT
DETROIT (AP) — A clash over the Michigan Constitution hit the state's highest court Monday as a commission that must draw seats for Congress and the...

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

By The Associated Press Jun. 21, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Cleveland Plain Dealer. June 20, 2021. Editorial: Fairer Ohio redistricting does not include arming one party at taxpayer expense ...

Wisconsin Assembly passes local redistricting delay

By Scott Bauer Jun. 16, 2021 03:38 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Redistricting of local political boundary lines in Wisconsin would be delayed a year or more under a bill backed by Republicans and local...

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

By The Associated Press Jun. 07, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Akron Beacon Journal. June 6, 2021. Editorial: Taking time to listen is wise move; trying to silence others is not ...

Editorial Roundup: Nebraska

By The Associated Press May. 31, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Omaha World-Herald. May 26, 2021. Editorial: Sound principle, not narrow partisanship, must guide Nebraska’s redistricting ...

FILE - This April 5, 2020, file photo shows an envelope containing a 2020 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident in Detroit. Michigan's slow population growth over the past decade will cost the state a U.S. House seat, continuing a decades-long trend as job-seekers and retirees have fled to other states. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
Conservatives aim at Census' method for uncounted households

By Mike Schneider And Nicholas Riccardi May. 30, 2021 11:55 AM EDT

Illinois State Rep. Ryan Spain, R-Peoria, questions Illinois State Rep. Lisa Hernandez, D-Cicero, on House Bill 2777, the bill redrawing the legislative districts in Illinois, on the floor of the Illinois House of Representatives at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., Friday, May 28, 2021. (Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP)
Democrat-drawn legislative maps head to Pritzker for action

By John O'connor May. 28, 2021 05:04 PM EDT

Madeleine Doubek, the Executive Director of Change Illinois, delivers her remarks virtually on the proposed boundaries for new state legislative districts during a public hearing with the House and Senate redistricting committees at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., Tuesday, May 25, 2021. (Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP)
Democrats, $200K consultant agree on map; not most others

By John O'connor May. 26, 2021 06:11 PM EDT

Nebraska lawmakers OK guidelines for fall redistricting

May. 26, 2021 12:43 PM EDT
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers approved formal guidelines Wednesday for the redrawing of political boundaries, a process that will shape the state's...

FILE - In this April 1, 2019 file photo, Noelle Fries, 6, left, and Galen Biel, 6, both of Minneapolis, attend a rally at the Minnesota Capitol to kick off a year-long drive to try to ensure that all Minnesota residents are counted in the 2020 census. Minnesotans spent 18 months worrying over whether the 2020 Census would finally cost them a precious seat in Congress. Residents voluntarily returned their census forms at the highest rate in the nation. Their dedication likely saved the day. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski, File)
Ohio, Census Bureau reach agreement on redistricting data

By Mike Schneider May. 25, 2021 12:43 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Kansas

By The Associated Press May. 18, 2021 12:46 PM EDT
Kansas City Star. May 14, 2021. Editorial: GOP blames Kelly for delays getting Kansans the unemployment checks they want to end ...

FILE - This Jan. 17, 2021, file photo shows the South Carolina Statehouse in Columbia, S.C. South Carolina's Legislature is ending its regular session on Thursday, April 13, 2021, ceremonially wrapping up its duties but expecting at least several returns later in the year to handle more work, including how to spend federal funding related to the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard, File)
South Carolina lawmakers end formal session, to return soon

By Meg Kinnard May. 13, 2021 03:13 PM EDT

In this Monday, April 20, 2020 file photo a woman jogs at Beachwood City Park West, in Beachwood, Ohio. The first numbers from the 2020 census show southern and western states gaining congressional seats while several northern states are losing residents. The once-a-decade head count shows where the population grew during the past 10 years and where it shrank. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Ohio urges judges to keep Census Bureau on data deadline

By Mike Schneider May. 12, 2021 04:00 PM EDT

Dem opposition nixes GOP fix for Ohio redistricting glitch

By Julie Carr Smyth May. 05, 2021 03:52 PM EDT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's Republican legislative leaders abandoned plans Wednesday for a fast-moving constitutional amendment that would have allowed...

FILE - Rows of homes, are shown in suburban Salt Lake City, on April 13, 2019. Utah is one of two Western states known for rugged landscapes and wide-open spaces that are bucking the trend of sluggish U.S. population growth. The boom there and in Idaho are accompanied by healthy economic expansion, but also concern about strain on infrastructure and soaring housing prices. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
Judges hear arguments over contentious Census privacy tool

By Kim Chandler And Mike Schneider May. 03, 2021 05:17 PM EDT

Arkansas session marked by culture wars, coronavirus fights

By Andrew Demillo May. 01, 2021 11:10 AM EDT
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The 108-day Arkansas legislative session that wrapped up last week was dominated by culture war issues and the coronavirus pandemic,...

Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press Apr. 30, 2021 04:42 PM EDT
Barre-Montpelier Times Argus. April 26, 2021. Editorial: Count matters The count is in, and it counted. ...

Editorial Roundup: New York

By The Associated Press Apr. 30, 2021 02:05 PM EDT
Plattsburgh Press-Republican. April 28, 2021. Editorial: New York to lose congressional seat New York again will lose...