Lasting Statehouse Fallout From Indiana Redistricting Debate?
Pres. Donald Trump’s failed push for an Indiana congressional redistricting exposed divisions among Republicans who dominate the state Legislature and with Gov. Mike Braun.
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Backlash Intensifies After Indiana Kills Trump’s Mid-Decade Congressional Redistricting Push
A day after the Indiana Senate rejected Pres. Donald Trump’s contentious mid-decade redistricting proposal, warnings of political and financial retaliation escalated – including public threats that the Hoosier State could lose federal funding as punishment for GOP senators’ refusal to approve the new congressional map.
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Senate Republicans Reject Trump’s Plea For Gerrymandered Maps
The Republican-dominated Indiana Senate spurned months of demands from Pres. Donald Trump as it voted 31-19 on Thursday, Dec. 11 to reject a redrawing of the state’s congressional maps.
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Indiana Senate Sets Thursday Vote On Mid-Cycle Redistricting Bill
A congressional redistricting proposal that has split Indiana’s Senate Republicans advanced to its final stage Wednesday, Dec.10 after lawmakers quickly dispatched three Democratic amendments and positioned the high-stakes bill for a decisive vote on Thursday.
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Redistricting Is Both More and Less Than It Seems
I have been reluctant to write about the redistricting debate in Indiana.
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As Indiana Senate Begins Redistricting Turn, Some Republicans Keep Mum
About a quarter of Indiana Republican senators have not yet said how they’ll vote on a sweeping partisan redraw of the state’s congressional maps, teeing up an uncertain week for the proposal’s future.
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Turning Point Vows To Primary Anti-Redistricting Indiana Senate GOP
Redistricting supporters on Friday, Dec. 5 renewed promises to use their wealth against Indiana Senate Republicans who flout Pres. Donald Trump’s demands for an all-GOP congressional map.
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Indiana House Approves Redistricting Bill, Sending Issue To State Senate
Indiana House Republicans voted Friday, Dec. 5 to go along with Pres. Donald Trump’s demand for redrawing the state’s congressional maps.
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Indiana Map Drawn ‘Purely For Political Performance,’ Bill Author Says’
The author of Indiana’s new congressional redistricting bill acknowledged the maps are “politically gerrymandered” during committee questioning Tuesday, Dec. 2 but defended the proposal against accusations of illegal racial gerrymandering.
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Indiana Republicans Release Proposed Congressional Redistricting Plan
Indiana House Republicans released a proposed redrawing of the state’s congressional maps aimed at producing a 9-0 Republican U.S. House delegation Monday, Dec. 1.
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Indiana’s Long Redistricting Debate Complicates Congressional Runs
The months-long political drama over possible Indiana congressional redistricting has snarled up campaign plans for some Hoosiers with U.S. House ambitions.
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Indiana House, Senate To Return For Redistricting Talks December
The prospects of Pres. Donald Trump getting a new Indiana congressional map have been revived as state Senate Republicans on Tuesday, Nov. 25 reversed their refusal to meet next month.
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Can Trump’s Political Threats Swing Indiana Senate On Redistricting?
The long-simmering disagreement over an Indiana congressional redistricting has exploded into a political spectacle, with Pres. Donald Trump warning Republican state senators of electoral retribution.
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Senate Republican Reports Business Bomb Threat
After a week of swatting attempts on his colleagues, GOP Sen. Andy Zay on Friday, Nov. 21 confirmed a bomb threat at his vehicle rental business.
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More Indiana GOP Senators Report Swatting Attempts, Redistricting Pressure Rages
As redistricting rhetoric intensifies in Indiana, at least four Republican lawmakers who oppose the prospect – or are undecided – have reported attempted swatting attacks on their homes.
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Indiana’s Legislature May Make History Ignoring Governor’s Special Session Call
For decades, Hoosier governors and lawmakers have sparred over what can be done during a special legislative session.
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