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Louisiana lawmakers have advanced a Republican-backed map that would drop Louisiana to just one congressional district that favors Democrats.
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Republicans prevailed in a 4-3 party-line vote to approve Senate Bill 121, which keeps a single majority-Black district that stretches from Baton Rouge to New Orleans. -
The state’s official revenue forecast was lowered by more than $200 million across the next two budget years. -
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The party breakdown for early voting is 44% Democratic, 41% Republican, and 15% no party. -
A full day of public testimony took place Friday, marred by several disruptions over new congressional maps during the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee meeting. -
Voting districts typically are redrawn based on census data after the start of each decade. But an unusual spate of mid-decade redistricting broke out after President Donald Trump urged Texas Republicans to reshape U.S. House districts last year. More states have followed. -
The petition must collect 500,000 signatures from Louisiana's 2.5 million active registered voters in the next 180 days. -
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