District Lines posts
CNN The case could have a major impact on US politics and how district lines are drawn nationwide
105 months ago
Washington Post The process of re-drawing district lines to give an advantage to one party over another is called "gerrymandering". Here's how it works.
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105 months ago
The Wall Street Journal WSJ Opinion: State legislatures have been trying to figure out how much they can or should consider race when redrawing political districts. In her opinion for the Court, Justice Elena Kagan wrote that “a State may not use race as the predominant f Read more ... actor in drawing district lines unless it has a compelling reason." Yet under the 1965 Voting Rights Act, state legislatures are required to take race into account when drawing district lines, writes The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board.
106 months ago
The Economist An ideological split could see North Carolina’s district lines erased while Virginia’s maps are upheld, broadcasting a contradictory note to the nation about how race may inform the drawing of district boundaries
The Supreme Court tackles racial gerrymandering
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The justices ask how race may inform the drawing of electoral district maps
111 months ago
Huffington Post UK A row over timed toilet breaks could make you late for work tomorrow.
If You Use The Hammersmith And City And Circle Lines Then Start Making Alternative Plans
huffingtonpost.co.uk
TFL is warning the District and Piccadilly lines will also be busier than usual.
114 months ago
Mashable News Many of America's school districts are divided along lines of rich and poor.
The borders of rich and poor that divide America
mashable.com
School district borders in the United States are often invisible lines that divide neighborhoods between rich and poor.
115 months ago
Fox News “I think for a lot of people, [this] crosses political lines, moral lines and religious lines. It’s the flag of our country.”
'Distracting' American Flags Ordered Removed from Town's Fire Trucks
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A decision by the board of fire commissioners serving Poughkeepsie, New York sparked outrage when the panel ordered Arlington Fire District Chief Tony Gallante to remove the American flags from the rear of his trucks, the Poughkeepsie Journal first r Read more ... eported.
115 months ago
Business Insider These lines are more important than you think.
Here's why iPhones have those unattractive lines on the back
businessinsider.com
Why Apple had to put those white lines on your iPhone.
117 months ago
NPR In 1884, the city drew lines around parts of downtown Minneapolis, northeast Minneapolis and the Cedar-Riverside area. "Outside of those lines, you could not sell liquor. Inside those lines, it became a sea of alcohol."
Minneapolis' vanished history: Life on Skid Row
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The edge of downtown Minneapolis now known as the Gateway District was once the city's Skid Row. A new book dives into the darker side of local history.
118 months ago
Clearie Lewis AB 96 Anti-Ivory/Rhino Horn Vote Result - bill passed by committee. WRITE TO THESE REPS AND URGE THEM TO SUPPORT THIS BILL.
NO VOTES
Beth Gaines District 6 - NO
https://lcmspubcontact.lc.ca.gov/PublicLCMS/ContactPopup.php?district=AD06
Matthew Read more ... Harper District 74 -NO https://lcmspubcontact.lc.ca.gov/PublicLCMS/ContactPopup.php?district=AD74
Not voting
Frank Bigelow - District 05
https://lcmspubcontact.lc.ca.gov/PublicLCMS/ContactPopup.php?district=AD05
Tom Daly - District 69
https://lcmspubcontact.lc.ca.gov/PublicLCMS/ContactPopup.php?district=AD69
Devon Mathis - District 26
https://lcmspubcontact.lc.ca.gov/PublicLCMS/ContactPopup.php?district=AD26
Video - http://calchannel.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=7&clip_id=2616
133 months ago