redistricting

Maryland Gov_ Larry Hogan has approved a new congressional map with more compact districts, after a judge struck down a previous map 10 days ago for being a “product of extreme partisan gerrymandering.”

Some Prince George’s County residents are breathing a sigh of relief after the Maryland Court of Appeals threw out a redistricting map drawn by the County Council. The controversial map drew lines through some long-standing and historic communities. Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins spoke with one resident who joined the lawsuit to stop it.

The Prince George’s County Council lost its fight over a redrawn district map in the Maryland Court of Appeals on Monday.

The battle over Prince George’s County’s redrawn district map continues. After critics accused the council of gerrymandering district lines that drew some potential council candidates out of their districts, a judge threw out the map. County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins reports the council’s attorneys have appealed that decision.

Some candidates for Prince George’s County Council are preparing to hit the election trail again after a judge threw out a map created by the council that drastically changed district lines, excluding some candidates who already began campaigning from running in their districts. Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins was first to break this story and explains what the...

A Prince George’s County judge threw out a controversial redistricting map that opponents called blatant gerrymandering.

Virginia’s two U.S. Senators have told the state Supreme Court that it will make the state’s three congresswomen shoulder the burden of redistricting

The new political maps are likely to accelerate the demise of competitive elections, a warning sign for the health of democracy, according to experts.

The Department of Justice is suing Texas over new redistricting maps approved by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott this fall, saying the plans discriminate against voters in the state’s booming Latino and Black populations.

The Prince George’s County Council approved a new district map late Tuesday after more than 150 people criticized the plan as politically motivated gerrymandering that disenfranchises residents.  Six members of the council approved the map after citizen after citizen begged council members not to divide longstanding communities.  Those in favor of the new district map called it a long-needed...

Residents in Prince George’s County will weigh in on the county council’s attempt to drastically reshape its district lines. People opposed call it gerrymandering. But people in favor say it’s an improvement to community boundaries. News4’s Tracee Wilkins reports.

Community leaders from across Prince George’s County gathered Thursday in protest of a new district map, calling it gerrymandering. The Prince George’s County Council will vote Tuesday on a new district line map that would drastically change who residents can vote for and who represents them. “It makes a mockery of redistricting,” said Kelly Canavan of AMP Creeks Council....

In just a few days, the Prince George’s County Council will vote on a new county council district line map that would drastically change who residents can vote for and who represents them. Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins reports community leaders from across the county gathered in protest calling the map gerrymandering.

The Prince George’s County Council passed an amendment Tuesday related to a wider proposal brewing controversy among council members and residents that would drastically change Prince George’s council districts.

A major vote took place Tuesday in a controversial proposal to drastically change Prince George’s County’s council districts. County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins breaks it all down.

People in Prince George’s County are fighting back against a proposal to radically change council district lines. Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins reports it impacts some of the county’s largest cities and will push some candidates who are currently campaigning into other districts.

At least seven House Democrats, compared with three Republicans, will not run for reelection in the 2022 midterms.

Virginia’s bipartisan redistricting commission could give up on trying to redraw the state’s legislative districts after intense partisan bickering

Negotiations have broken down between members of Virginia’s bipartisan redistricting commission