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item PHOENIX (AP) - The Arizona commission that is redrawing legislative and congressional constituency boundaries appeared poised to sharply tilt the cards of Congress towards Republicans before Friday's votes made that less…

The General Assembly Redistribution Committee unanimously approved a new map for Connecticut State House districts on Thursday.In southeast Connecticut, the seat of the 42nd State House District held by Mike France, R-Ledyard, has!-->…

St. Petersburg - After nearly a century on its high perch, the Northern Mockingbird may be singing its last tunes as a Florida state bird.An effort is taking off to replace the high-profile musical mockingbird with a bird more identifiable…

By JULIE CARR SMYTH COLUMBUS, Ohio - Democrats strongly opposed the new Congressional Republican map of Ohio House on Wednesday, complaining that they did not have time to consider it ahead of time and few of the details they had. need to…

Longtime Austin lawyer and business leader Pike Powers, one of Austin's tech pioneers, died on Monday, his family said. He was 80 years old.Powers had been a key leader in Austin's economic strategy since 1983, when he helped lead the…

"It's exciting to know that District Eight is very competitive and that it meets all of our constitutional criteria that we have been tasked with doing," said Commissioner Paula Espinoza, a Democrat. "The plan was not developed to…

The redistribution of legislative constituencies in Washington State is already opposing Democrats and Republicans, with competing proposals attract criticism from both sides. Seattle begins process of redesigning city council districts…

By JULIE CARR SMYTH COLUMBUS, Ohio - The powerful new Ohio redistribution panel entered an hour-long hiatus on Wednesday, signaling that the chances of agreeing on new 10-year maps of the state's legislative districts before midnight are…

East Cobb city leaders have yet to release details of a proposed revised city map, more than a month after announcing new boundaries in a town hall. A group opposed to the city does not wait. On Monday, he released what he calls a…

The sponsor of the East Cobb Town Bill said changes to the proposed town plan are still underway and he does not believe anything will be finalized until the Legislature returns. Georgia in January. State Representative Matt Dollar is…

East Cobb Cityhood committee chief David Birdwell unveils a revised map of the proposed city at a town hall meeting on Monday. (ECN photos by Wendy Parker) Many of the familiar talking points about the town of East Cobb were raised…

The heart of an East Cobb town project hovers around the Roswell-Johnson Ferry Road intersection. Click here for the interactive map. From the time East Cobb Cityhood supporters issued a proposed card last december, questions abounded…

WHITE PLAINS, NY (AP) - New York's new gun control law may be the toughest in the country, but it also includes new general privacy provisions allowing gun owners to protect their identity from journalists and the public. It's part of…

Jacksonville would lose a congressman and two of northeastern Florida's congressmen would be removed from their districts under a set of cards unveiled by the Florida Senate on Monday.The proposed maps would also link all of…