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Redistricting fights in these 10 states could determine which party controls the US House | Politics-national | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

(CNN) — Around the country, politicians are waging high-stakes battles over new congressional lines that could influence which party controls the US House of Representatives after the 2024 election. In North Carolina, the Republicans who control the state legislature have crafted a map that could help them flip at least three seats. Democrats, meanwhile, could […]

Alabama

These redistricting fights could determine which party controls the House | #elections | #alabama

CNN — Around the country, politicians are waging high-stakes battles over new congressional lines that could influence which party controls the US House of Representatives after the 2024 election. In North Carolina, the Republicans who control the state legislature are crafting district lines that could flip as many as four Democratic-held seats. Democrats, meanwhile, could […]

Alabama

Alabama gets new congressional map that could yield Democrats a second seat | #elections | #alabama

CNN — A federal court on Thursday approved a new congressional map in Alabama that significantly boosts the Black population of a second district and could represent a pickup opportunity for Democrats in next year’s elections. The action by the three-judge panel – along with the outcomes of several other closely watched redistricting cases around […]

Alabama

Special master in Alabama redistricting case proposes three House maps in a closely watched voting rights fight | #elections | #alabama

CNN — A court-appointed special master offered three proposals on Monday to boost the Black voting-age population in a reconfigured Alabama congressional district – the latest development in a closely watched redistricting case with implications for control of the US House of Representatives after next year’s elections. The maps drafted by special master Richard Allen […]

Alabama

Newbern: Black mayor of tiny Alabama town says he was ousted by his White predecessor | #elections | #alabama

Newbern, Alabama CNN — Patrick Braxton accomplished something no Black man in his Alabama town had done in its 166-year history: he became mayor. He told CNN he ran for office in 2020 to serve the fewer than 300 residents of Newbern, to connect them to help if they didn’t have enough food or to […]

Arkansas

AP African American Studies won’t count toward graduation requirements in Arkansas, education officials say

CNN — Students in Arkansas public high schools enrolled in the controversial Advanced Placement African American Studies course will not be able to receive credit toward graduation, state education officials told districts last week. The direction from the Arkansas Department of Education came as teachers and students across the state were preparing to start the […]

Mayor

Lyft and Uber say they will leave Minneapolis if the mayor signs a minimum wage bill for drivers

New York CNN — Lyft and Uber threatened to stop doing business in Minneapolis after the city council adopted a new rule Thursday that would set a minimum wage for rideshare drivers. In a 7-5 vote, the Minneapolis City Council passed an ordinance that includes a number of rideshare worker protections, including a minimum wage […]

Alabama

Mitch McConnell details GOP efforts to not ‘screw this up’ in 2024 Senate battle | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

CNN — Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell should be brimming with confidence. Republicans are in the driver’s seat to take the Senate majority: with 23 seats held by Democrats, compared to just 11 for Republicans. There are likely just two GOP incumbents whose seats Democrats may try to flip – and both are in Republican […]

Alabama

Governor signs bill banning surgical procedures for minors seeking gender-affirming care | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

CNN — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill on Saturday that banned hormone treatment and surgical procedures for minors seeking gender-affirming care, the latest in a series of anti-trans bills involving minors that have been passed across the country. Senate Bill 16, which the governor signed a day after it was sent to his […]

Alabama

The redistricting wars aren’t over and that could tip control of the House | #elections | #alabama

CNN — The battle for control of the House of Representatives increasingly resembles a sporting event in which the teams are changing the dimensions of the playing field even after the game is underway. As many as a dozen or more states could redraw the lines governing their congressional elections again before the 2024 election, […]