Redistricting & Gerrymandering

50+ min ago   (998+ words) JACKSON, Miss.— Mississippi Sen. Kamesha Mumford’s first memory of Flonzie Brown-Wright was hearing the civil rights activist’s name in her fourth-grade classroom at Holy Child Jesus School in Canton, Mississippi, she recalled during a press conference on Aug. 28. Her teacher,…...

52+ min ago   (605+ words) The Galveston County Mid-County Annex in Texas City is shown. County commissioners approved Monday, Sept. 14 an agreement to shift administrative operations of the Galveston County Health District to the county. Galveston County on Monday approved a takeover of most of…...

2+ hour, 51+ min ago   (249+ words) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis announced four appointments to the First District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission on Friday, selecting a slate of Tallahassee-based legal professionals to fill the open seats. Among the appointees is Jeff Aaron, a founding…...

1+ hour, 39+ min ago   (98+ words) Capital Gazette Navy football loses QB Braxton Woodson in 38-30 defeat at Florida Atlantic Pizzeria and taphouse closing at Annapolis Town Center Anne Arundel superintendent, review committee recommend denying Glen Burnie charter school’s application ‘Cannot fit another desk’: Several Severna Park…...

3+ hour, 23+ min ago   (964+ words) Justices will decide if lower-court panels were right to toss two gerrymandering challenges. Wisconsin Supreme Court justices will hear arguments this week in two lawsuits claiming the state’s eight U.S. House districts are gerrymandered and must be redrawn. Both cases…...

3+ hour, 22+ min ago   (218+ words) The Joplin Globe - Download the Globe app to my phone or tablet Attorney General Catherine Hanaway, right, speaks to reporters on Sept. 10 after the Missouri Supreme Court found Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, center, “was in contempt” for ordering…...

4+ hour, 5+ min ago   (809+ words) When the Florida Legislature created the Sixth District Court of Appeal in 2022, the mystery question was why? The workloads of the existing five didn’t justify another. The recommendation by a Supreme Court advisory committee was unpersuasive, and some members dissented....

6+ hour, 16+ min ago   (834+ words) ‘Not only are we going to be talking about judicial reform, [but] we’re also going to be talking about implementing an eight-zero map here in the next couple years.’ DALLAS, Texas — The Missouri Freedom Caucus (MOFC) is eyeing reforms to…...

3+ hour, 58+ min ago   (1021+ words) The Indiana Supreme Court on Thursday declared state Sen. Spencer Deery as a three-vote Republican primary winner over a President Donald Trump-endorsed challenger. The court issued its decision about three hours after hearing arguments over whether the Indiana Recount Commission…...

9+ hour, 3+ min ago   (88+ words) centralmoinfo.com JEFFERSON CITY, Mo — Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins is facing a lawsuit. Five voters from St. Louis City and St. Louis County are suing Hoskins for 80-million-dollars over his handling of a ballot measure that challenged the…...