Wisconsin Assembly advances redistricting bill in effort to bypass state Supreme Court
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin State Assembly has voted to change how the state's legislative maps are drawn -- a major shift in strategy as Republicans face the possibility that the new liberal majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court could throw out the current electoral maps, which give the GOP an advantage.
2023-09-16 06:22
Alabama asks US Supreme Court to halt ruling blocking Republican-drawn voting map
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON Alabama officials on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to temporarily halt a lower
2023-09-12 07:57
Federal court strikes down Alabama's second attempt to avoid adding another majority-Black congressional district
A federal court blocked a newly-drawn Alabama congressional map because it didn't create a second majority-Black district, as the Supreme Court had ordered earlier this year.
2023-09-05 22:46
Florida judge rejects state congressional map championed by DeSantis
A Florida judge on Saturday struck down congressional district lines for northern Florida advocated by Gov. Ron DeSantis, ruling that the Republican governor's map had improperly diluted Black voting power.
2023-09-03 08:52
Uvalde mayor calls on district attorney to resign, accusing her of a 'cover-up' in the Robb Elementary shooting investigation
The mayor of Uvalde, Texas, is calling on District Attorney Christina Mitchell to resign and filed a lawsuit accusing her of repeatedly blocking the city's investigation into last year's shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 19 students and two teachers dead.
2023-08-31 18:51
10 dogs died when a Washington DC doggy daycare flooded. Dog owners are outraged that a dispatcher called it a 'water leak'
Maple, Malee, and Zeni didn't have much of a chance when six feet of floodwaters rushed into their Washington DC doggy daycare last week, their owners say, with some of the dogs locked in cages as the waters rose.
2023-08-24 18:49
Lincoln: Shrub planting to mark Ukrainian Independence Day
More than 1,350 Ukrainians have found a home in Lincolnshire since the Russian invasion.
2023-08-24 13:24
Who is Fani Willis, the Atlanta prosecutor expected to seek charges over Trump's 2020 election subversion bid?
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has reemerged in the spotlight amid news that her office is expected to seek indictments regarding efforts by Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia.
2023-08-14 17:23
Civil rights groups file lawsuit over Tennessee's redistricting maps
Several civil and voting rights groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Republican Gov. Bill Lee and other state officials over Tennessee's congressional and state Senate maps, which they allege are discriminatory and violate the constitutional rights of voters of color.
2023-08-11 10:28
Redistricting battles could determine control of US House in 2024
By Joseph Ax NEW YORK Brewing battles over redistricting from New York to Utah may result in new
2023-08-03 18:16
Plaintiffs in high-profile redistricting case urge judges to toss out Alabama's controversial congressional map
Civil rights groups representing plaintiffs in a high-profile congressional redistricting case are urging a federal court in Alabama to reject a controversial new map crafted by the Republican-dominated legislature, saying it perpetuates a violation of the nation's landmark voting rights law.
2023-07-30 00:19
California state leaders vow to provide textbooks for students after a school board rejected a social studies curriculum
After a Southern California school district rejected a state-endorsed social studies curriculum that includes material on gay rights, top state officials are vowing to buy a textbook in question and distribute it to students before the new school year.
2023-07-14 16:45