Tag: Voting districts

Missouri latest state to thwart voter-approved policies

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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri lawmakers recently shut down attempts to pay for Medicaid expansion, in what is the latest example of a statehouse fighting...

Bustos, who led Democrats’ campaign arm, won’t run again

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CHICAGO — Rep. Cheri Bustos of Illinois, one of the few congressional Democrats from rural America, said Friday that she will not seek reelection...

A look at what’s next in the release of 2020 census data

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ORLANDO, Fla. — There were some genuine surprises in the the first batch of data from the nation's 2020 head count released this week...

Cuomo mulls suing over census, but fight could be tricky

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ALBANY, N.Y. — There's no easy path for New York to win a legal fight with the U.S. Census Bureau over its narrow loss...

What’s behind the growth slump? Takeaways from census data

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The first batch of once-every-decade data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows a United States that is growing less quickly and but still seeing...

Historian says Census didn’t consult states on privacy tool

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The U.S. Census Bureau didn't consult with the 50 states when making its decision to introduce a controversial statistical method used to protect the...

Indiana lawmakers plan redistricting session later this year

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INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers have approved a plan for returning to the Statehouse later this year in order to approve new election districts. ...

Indiana lawmakers planning on return for redistricting votes

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INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers won’t be done for the year when their regular legislative session ends later this month. ...

Groups: Census privacy tool could hurt voting rights goals

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ORLANDO, Fla. — A new method being used for the first time by the U.S. Census Bureau to protect people's privacy in 2020 census...

Democratic Rep. Vela of Texas won’t run again in 2022

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AUSTIN, Texas — Democratic Rep. Filemon Vela of Texas announced Monday that he will not seek reelection to his congressional district on the southern...