NJ Legislators Scrap Controversial Redistricting Vote
Update: December 17, 6:50 a.m.Lawmakers in New Jersey won't be voting on a controversial redistricting plan after all.A vote was scheduled on a constitutional amendment for Monday in the state senate...
View ArticleRedistricting Question on NJ Ballot Opposed by Good Government Groups
A redistricting question on the New Jersey ballot that is meant to address a delay caused by the pandemic is pitting good government groups against Democratic legislative leaders.State Public Question...
View ArticleMalinowski Re-Election Makes For All-Democratic North Jersey
Tom Malinowski is being declared the winner in his re-election to represent New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District — for a second time.The race was called for the Democrat on election night. But then...
View ArticleNJ Redistricting Commission Comes Under Fire
The New Jersey Apportionment commission meets every ten years to draw a new map utilizing data from the U.S. Census. It’s made up of 10 appointees -- five Democrats and five Republicans. This time...
View ArticleRestoring Faith in American Institutions
According to a recent Marist/NPR/PBS NewsHour poll, the proportion of Americans who think the nation is on track is at its lowest point in twenty years.A mob descended on the U.S. Capitol in a literal...
View ArticleNew Census Numbers Will Affect Redistricting
According to the latest census data that was released on Thursday, the U.S is diversifying and the white population is shrinking. We’ll discuss whether demographics equate to one’s destiny and how the...
View ArticleAfghanistan Evacuation Latest; The Census and Redistricting; Ask the Mayor;...
Coming up on today's show: Annie Pforzheimer, non-resident associate with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), acting deputy assistant secretary of state for Afghanistan until...
View ArticleA Look At Colorado's Independent Redistricting Commission
In most states, the state legislature is responsible for drawing and approving redistricting maps. But there are seven states that have non-partisan, independent commissions in charge of redrawing the...
View ArticleRedistricting Battle Heats Up Across the U.S.
From Texas to Florida, redistricting efforts are underway all across the U.S. What happens in this redistricting cycle could determine whether or not Republicans take back control of the House in 2022....
View ArticleMeet New York's Redistricting Commissioners
David Imamura, chair of the New York State Independent Redistricting Commission and Ivelisse Cuevas-Molina, member of the New York State Independent Redistricting Commission and assistant professor of...
View ArticleNew Yorkers Are Giving Their Opinions On How Their Congressional Districts...
In September, the panel tasked with redrawing New York's congressional and legislative districts failed to agree over how the lines should be drawn for the next decade. So they took the extraordinary...
View ArticleRedistricting and Voting Rights
Redistricting is underway in many states, and as lawmakers draw new political lines for their state and congressional seats, it could leave masses of voters without a voice in their elections.A...
View ArticleNew Jersey's Redistricting Process Underway
The once-a-decade redistricting process is well underway in New Jersey, with two commissions currently working on new maps for the Garden State. And while the drawing of new congressional and...
View ArticleNassau County Exec Defied Statewide Mask Mandates, Citing 'Home Rule.' Can He...
This week newly-elected Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman halted mask enforcement for indoor venues, and referred to “home rule” as a justification for defying Governor Hochul’s statewide mask...
View ArticleThis Week in Politics: A Preview of Governor Murphy's Second Term
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy delivered his state of the state address this week. WNYC's Nancy Solomon joins us for a roundup of the latest in Jersey politics - including the latest on the state's...
View ArticleNew York Democrats To Benefit From Congressional Districts They Drew
New York state lawmakers will vote this week on a set of congressional maps that would boost the Democratic Party’s chances of winning additional seats, though Republicans are threatening to challenge...
View ArticleNew York's New District Maps
After the independent redistricting commission failed to reach a consensus on new maps, the task fell to the Democrats in the State Senate. New York State Senator Michael Gianaris (D - 12th, Astoria,...
View ArticleNew York Was Supposed To Have "Independent" Redistricting. It Didn't Happen.
The days of partisan gerrymandering were supposed to be over.Never again would New York lawmakers exclusively draw the state’s U.S. congressional districts or their own state district lines, a...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Supreme Court Strikes Down Redistricting Maps
In a 4-3 decision, the court ruled that the GOP-drawn electoral maps violated the state’s constitution because lines minimized the influence of Democratic voters. In a tweet, North Carolina Attorney...
View ArticleJudge tosses NY's redistricted maps, but Democrats hopeful for a stay
A Steuben County judge has struck down the recently redrawn congressional and legislative maps for New York, ordering the state Legislature to "submit bipartisanly supported maps" by April 11th —...
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