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(The Center Square) – A California member of Congress opposes what he calls the "gerrymandering war" that has broken out across the country. Speaking to reporters Wednesday afternoon during a media call, U.S. Rep. Kevin Kiley, I-Rocklin, said gerrymandering is wrong in blue or red states. “I have opposed these mid-decade redraws in every state where they've occurred, whether that's Texas; whether it's California; whether it's Indiana, which ultimately rejected it; now Virginia and Florida,” said Kiley, an independent who caucuses with Republicans. “I think it's very odd that you see the same politicians who condemn gerrymandering in one state are suddenly celebrating it in another state," Kiley said during a video conference with reporters. 'This whole thing has been incredibly damaging for democracy and representation” in the United States, Kiley said. “I think this is the time for Congress to take responsibility for its own elections,” the representative continued. “We need legislation to prohibit mid-decade redistricting, and I'm working on legislation for Congress to assure that voters in all states have fair representation by putting congressional districts into the hands of independent commissions going forward, modeled on the system that we did have in California.” Kiley was a Republican member of the House until March, when he announced he would be changing to an independent. News reports at the time said that congressional redistricting was a factor in that decision. Kiley was one of five Republicans at risk of losing their seats. The Center Square asked for confirmation of the reason in Wednesday’s call. “Well, the reason for my change is because I think partisanship has gotten out of control in Congress, and it’s really doing great damage to our country. And, of course, the redistricting war is a very clear manifestation of that,” Kiley told The Center Square. “It has taken partisanship to new levels. It has said we're going to elevate partisanship above everything else in our politics, and so I do think that a good antidote to this plague of gerrymandering is just to say, ‘Let's take partisanship out of the equation.' ” Kiley also said this reflects the way he has always approached his job, which is to be “an independent voice” for his district to answer to my constituents, not to party leaders in Washington or Sacramento. Before his election to Congress in 2022, Kiley served in the California State Assembly for six years. Before that, Kiley worked as an English teacher at Manual Arts High School in inner-city Los Angeles.

The Senate approved contracts Wednesday that would grant 2.5% annual cost-of-living raises for most CT state employees through 2029.

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The New Mexico Secretary of State oversees the state’s elections, enforces ethics rules and maintains the state’s records, documents and laws. The position is also third in line to govern after the governor and lieutenant governor. Current Democratic Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver cannot run for the seat again, having served two consecutive terms, and is running in the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor.

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling that weakens a key part of the Voting Rights Act threatens minority representation in legislative districts in Arkansas, a state that has faced legal fights over redistricting, progressive groups said Wednesday.  In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority curtailed the consideration of race when drawing legislative maps. The […]

Virtual mental health services are among the resources that are being offered to community college students in an effort with the business and philanthropic community to increase student success.

Fort Worth voters will consider the bond proposal as part of the May 2 general election.

Por 16 votos a 11, o advogado-geral da União (AGU), Jorge Messias, foi aprovado pela Comissão de Constituição e Justiça (CCJ) no Senado para ocupar o cargo de ministro do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) em sabatina, nesta quarta-feira (29). O nome segue agora para o plenário do Senado para a confirmação ou não do seu […] Fonte

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Fort Worth City Council will hear information on two technology companies seeking economic incentives to grow operations in the city.

South Dakota’s contract for a July 3 fireworks show at Mount Rushmore is worth twice as much as the last show six years ago. The state Department of Tourism entered into a $700,000 contract on April 9 with California-based Pyro Spectaculars to produce the fireworks show, and for “lighting elements that can be utilized if […]

In the same afternoon Florida lawmakers gave approval to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ redrawn mid-decade congressional maps, advocacy groups made clear their opposition and expectation of legal challenges. Common Cause Florida said Wednesday afternoon it is exploring legal options. Florida’s proposed maps, critics say, don’t meet their criteria for fairness. The Legislature’s approval coincided with a […]

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(The Center Square) – Illinois has paused a legislative redistricting effort after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Wednesday, but Gov. J.B. Pritzker promises that Illinois will push back. In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court struck down Louisiana’s congressional map and ruled that racial gerrymandering is unconstitutional. Professor Jason Mazzone, director of the program in Constitutional Theory, History, and Law at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, said the decision imposes a very significant limitation on Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. “The court came as close to holding Section 2 unconstitutional as it possibly could have come without taking that final fatal step. The ruling will radically impact elections all over the country,” Mazzone told The Center Square. Mazzone said majority minority districts, whether created because of a court order or because states thought the Voting Rights Act required them, will disappear. He said the short-term effect is likely to be chaos. “States, now able to draw districts with a far freer hand, are likely to scramble to see if they can immediately get a new map in place. These new maps will trigger new rounds of litigation … voter confusion this election season is inevitable,” Mazzone said. In response to the ruling, Illinois Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, announced that a proposed state constitutional amendment on redistricting would not advance this legislative session. “We will dissect this decision, find a path forward and continue to protect the rights of all Illinoisans. I would ask for patience and time for our state’s top legal experts to work through this,” Harmon said in a statement. Harmon indicated that he expects the issue to be revisited in a future session. State Rep. Ryan Spain, R-Peoria, said House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 28 by House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, doubled down on partisan power. “This is not democracy in action. This is the embodiment of the corruption of absolute power. It is wrong,” Spain said on the House floor last week. Welch said in a statement that the Supreme Court eliminated the last check on extremists who seek to silence Black and Latino voices. Pritzker said the high court ruling is an abomination. “It is an attack on a crown jewel of our democracy,” Pritzker said. Pritzker spoke at an unrelated event in Chicago on Wednesday. “We're not going to stand for it in Illinois. We're going to push back. We have options for pushing back,” he said. Pritzker suggested that the Senate could introduce new language and send it back to the House. The Illinois Freedom Caucus said the Supreme Court decision addressed the very gerrymandering efforts that Democrats were hoping to codify into Illinois law. “HJRCA28 is now, very clearly, unconstitutional,” the Freedom Caucus said in a statement.

(The Center Square) – Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pledged Wednesday to work with Congress to fix a shortfall in military housing allowances, but the Pentagon's own budget documents show no plan to restore $2.6 billion that was redirected from a housing fund to pay Christmas bonuses to service members. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., had telegraphed the challenge ahead of the hearing. The retiring Air Force brigadier general and longtime advocate for military quality of life pressed Hegseth directly on what happened to the money Congress appropriated to help troops living off base. "We brought in $2.5 billion to increase housing allowances for people living off base in the reconciliation bill," Bacon said. "The [Department of Defense] took that money and paid the entire force $1,776 in bonuses." Hegseth acknowledged the problem. "I think that is precisely the kind of quality of life issue that's been ignored time and time again, oftentimes with good intentions of trying to do some trade-off with something else," he said. "I'm committed to working with you on that to close that gap and ensure that folks can live where they are asked to serve because they can afford housing." The Pentagon's fiscal year 2027 budget overview – a $1.5 trillion request, a 42% increase over last year – contains no line item to replenish the Basic Allowance for Housing fund. The $21.5 billion housing investment in the budget is targeted entirely at repairing and constructing physical barracks, not the cash entitlement that helps troops living off base pay their rent. Congress appropriated $2.9 billion for BAH in the One Big Beautiful Bill. A Pentagon official previously confirmed to The Center Square that about $2.6 billion of those funds were used for the one-time "Warrior Dividend" payments – $1,776 checks delivered before Christmas – leaving about $300 million for actual housing allowance needs. President Donald Trump announced the payments during a Dec. 18 address to the nation, saying they were funded by tariff revenue and the One Big Beautiful Bill. "In honor of our nation's founding in 1776, we are sending every soldier $1,776," Trump said. The IRS subsequently confirmed the payments were tax-free, classifying them in a Jan. 16 news release as "supplemental basic allowance for housing payments" – the same fund Congress had appropriated the money from. The IRS release made no mention of tariff revenue. Bacon, who previously chaired the HASC Military Quality-of-Life Panel and led a year-long inquiry into military pay, housing, childcare and healthcare, has called on Hegseth to restore the funds. He announced last year that he would not seek reelection in 2026, making Wednesday's hearing among his final opportunities to press the issue before the full committee. "This money should be restored," Bacon told The Center Square ahead of the hearing. The Pentagon did not immediately respond to questions about whether Hegseth's commitment on Wednesday extended to restoring the redirected funds.

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Former U.S. Transportation Secretary and 2020 presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is scheduled to rally in Butte on May 17 with supporters of a proposed ballot initiative that would ban corporate money in Montana politics. The post Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to speak against corporate campaign spending in Butte appeared first on Montana Free Press.