Dirk VanderHart
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Abortion access has declined dramatically nationwide, but many states have further protected abortion by enacting "shield laws," allocating funding, stockpiling medication and repealing old laws.
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Despite a new congressional map less tilted in Democrats’ favor, Republicans elected to stall the process.
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So far a legislative session on new political maps has seen a broken deal, a threatened walkout and now a positive coronavirus test.
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The Senate passed new political maps Monday, but an ongoing impasse in the House could blow up a highly charged special session.
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As the Legislature convenes Monday morning, there are few signs it will be able to successfully pass a new redistricting plan.
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Following hours of testimony and accusations of gerrymandering, the state's majority party unveiled maps it says meet "the highest legal standards." An analysis tool suggests the plan biased.
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But next week's special session on redistricting will hardly be a return to normalcy. The Capitol is under construction. Mask rules are in place. And many lawmakers are concerned about security after last year's incursion on the building.
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State Sen. Lynn Findley, R-Vale, was the second Senate Republican targeted for recall because he showed up to oppose a gun control bill. Detractors wanted Findley to walk away from the Capitol.
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The maps released on Friday are just a starting point as lawmakers work to pass a final plan. They could chart wildly divergent political paths for the state.
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The once-a-decade redistricting process will begin in earnest Friday, when lawmakers give their first pitch for how to reshape the state's political landscape.