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Governor mum on whether he will appeal challenge to executive power

John Krull commentary: The mess made by gerrymandering

With further amendments voted down, GOP-drawn maps advance to a final vote on Friday

Senate Republicans redraw 8 Marion County districts; amended map will need House concurrence

Youth join veterans in bashing GOP maps at Senate Democrats’ hearing in Bloomington

Another round of critical testimony as redistricting process approaches its final days

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A WHIMPER, NOT A BANG: Redistricting session comes to a subdued end with passage of Republican-drawn maps; Holcomb signs into law

The Indiana Statehouse, Friday, October 1, 2021. UPDATE: Gov. Eric Holcomb (above) on Monday signed into law House Bill 1581, the Republican-drawn redistricting of the…

REDISTRICTING UPDATE: We’re losing the fight for fair maps

The following is written by Alan Mills, a member of the Indiana Citizen Education Foundation board of directors, as an update to his analysis, “Why…

HOUSE PASSES NEW MAPS: Indiana Senate to vote on Republican redistricting plan next week

Sept. 23, 2021 The legislative responsibility of redistricting occurs only once every 10 years. It's an important responsibility -- organizing the state's congressional and…

PROFESSOR’S ANALYSIS: New maps are no fairer than the old ones

Two days after Indiana House Republicans made public their proposed redrawing of the state's congressional and legislative districts, a George Washington University professor who performed…

THE NEW MAPS ARE OUT: See them here and follow for updates

Sept. 14, 2021 Indiana's Republican legislative leaders on Tuesday made public most of the redistricting maps that they plan to enact during a legislative process…

REDISTRICTING IN INDIANA: Why racial justice requires fair maps

The following analysis was written by Alan Mills, a member of the Indiana Citizen Education Foundation board of directors. America is changing. And Indiana, though…

A study in contrasts: The representatives versus the represented

The following report was written by veteran journalists Bill Theobald and Janet Williams for The Indiana Citizen. Pictured: Emmitt Riley III, associate professor of political science and…

NEW DECADE, SAME PLAYBOOK: With Republicans’ hiring of national consultant, Indiana’s redistricting in 2021 is starting to look a lot like 2011.

Top row, from left: Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston, Senate Elections Committee member Erin Houchin, Senate Elections Committee chairman Jon Ford. Second: Senate President Pro…

The Indiana Citizen’s guide to your elected officials

For as momentous as the presidential election of 2020 became, the top of the ballot…

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