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redistricting

Republican-drawn legislative maps are coasting to passage in Tennessee Senate

Blaise Gainey

January 19, 2022

The newly drawn Tennessee district maps have flown through legislative committees on party-line votes. The Republican-led state Senate could pass the maps Thursday.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Congress, NAACP, redistricting

Tennessee groups are rallying on MLK Day to oppose new political lines’ impact on Black and brown voters

Samantha Max

January 16, 2022

Schools and businesses across the country will be closed Monday to honor the civil rights legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

Filed Under: Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Race, redistricting, Tequila Johnson, The Equity Alliance, voting

What do you see in Tennessee’s new legislative map? For Democrats, it’s bad signs and gerrymandering

Blaise Gainey

January 13, 2022

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Is it a dinosaur? An esophagus? The shapes might spark the imagination, but Democrats are saying they represent a power grab.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Cameron Sexton, NAACP, redistricting

Opponents to Republicans’ proposed Congressional map say it’s unfair to minority and rural voters

Blaise Gainey

January 12, 2022

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The proposed Congressional map that came out of a Republican-led committee Wednesday inspired fierce and immediate opposition. It would split up Shelby County into two Congressional districts and Davidson into three.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Congress, redistricting

Interactive: See the Republican-proposed congressional map that splices Nashville into three districts

Blaise Gainey

January 12, 2022

The Tennessee House Redistricting Committee’s proposed Congressional district map could eliminate a Democratic representative.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Congressman Jim Cooper, Davidson County, Jim Cooper, redistricting

Republican-led House will release Congressional maps splitting Davidson County, a Democratic stronghold

Blaise Gainey

January 10, 2022

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The Tennessee House Redistricting Committee is meeting Wednesday to release Congressional District map proposals, and the change could cost Democrats a seat. 

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Cameron Sexton, Congress, redistricting

Tennessee state senators to consider redistricting proposals

Blaise Gainey

December 12, 2021

Federal law requires that legislative maps disperse population evenly after every census. State legislators must vote on the final plan during the upcoming session.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: redistricting

Vote approaching on Nashville’s new council and school board maps

Blaise Gainey

December 6, 2021

Proposal C for Nashville district maps

Residents in Nashville have a short window left to give their input on how they’d like Metro’s council and school districts broken up.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Metro Planning Commission, Nashville Metro Council, redistricting

Nashville officials tweak their plans for redrawing Metro Council districts

Caroline Eggers

November 5, 2021

Metro Nashville released its latest plan for drawing council district lines on Friday, responding to public concerns on the initial draft. The new map shows substantial changes to East Nashville, Bordeaux, West Nashville and Southeast.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: redistricting

Here’s 3 ways you can give input on the first draft of Nashville’s council and school district maps

Ambriehl Crutchfield

October 27, 2021

Nashville residents have three more chances to share their thoughts on redistricting.

Filed Under: Education, Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Bordeaux, Madison, Nashville planning department, redistricting, Southeast Davidson County

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