129 search results for “redistricting”
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Indiana Senate Democrats Unveil 2018 Agenda
Indiana Senate Democrats will push for several ideas in the 2018 legislative session they’ve tried to advance before.
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Study Committee Hears Testimony On Election Reform
One advocacy group says redistricting reform is key to increasing voter turnout, because gerrymandering results in too many landslide victories.
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Rokita Launches Senate Bid In Crowded Republican Field
Rep. Todd Rokita (R-Brownsburg) formally joined the Senate race, becoming the sixth GOP candidate trying to unseat incumbent U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.).
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Former Senator Tapped To Lead Alcohol Law Study Panel
Indiana Senate GOP Leader David Long chose former Senator Beverly Gard to lead the new two-year commission on the state’s alcohol laws.
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2017 Session Wrap-Up: Roads, Education, Cold Beer And Vaping
The 2017 session was defined largely by a single issue: road funding. Though other issues surfaced, lawmakers kept their eyes on a long-term roads plan.
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Senate Advances Budget To Conference Committee
The budget passed the Senate 39-9 and now heads to conference committee, where House and Senate legislators will negotiate a final version.
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Study committee says bipartisan commission should draw Hoosier legislative district maps
A study committee voted Monday to recommend that the General Assembly create a bipartisan commission to draw Indiana’s legislative district maps. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Brandon Smith reports.
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LGBT Issues Will Not Be Studied This Summer by Lawmakers
ISTEP, the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, and redistricting are among more than 40 topics assigned to legislative study committees this summer. But no committee will study LGBT issues. Eric Berman reports.
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Sixth District Congressional race brings lots of candidates to ballot
Following last summer’s redistricting, the boundaries for Indiana’s 6th Congressional district shifted south. The mostly rural district now encompasses counties from Muncie to the Ohio River. With such a large geographic area and no incumbent to battle, the primary ballot is full of Congressional hopefuls. IPR’s Stephanie Wiechmann reports.
