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Alabama Democrat says he expects courts to maintain redistricting injunction
U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures, D-Mobile, said at a Montgomery town hall Thursday evening that he did not expect the U.S. Supreme Court to lift an injunction barring Alabama from changing district lines before 2030.
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NAACP Tennessee files lawsuit challenging redrawn US House district map
The NAACP's Tennessee chapter filed a lawsuit Thursday afternoon challenging the legality of the state's new congressional map, redrawn so a majority-Black voting district was eliminated.
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Will Supreme Court redistricting ruling impact Chattanooga, Hamilton County maps? Not likely, officials say
Officials say they're not especially concerned about how a major U.S. Supreme Court decision could affect redistricting for local Hamilton County and Chattanooga elected seats.
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Fleischmann says he’s on board with new congressional map but had no input
Reneau, Vital don’t vote with GOP for redrawn districts
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Hamilton County commissioners approve sale of Business Development Center
The Hamilton County Commission on Wednesday voted unanimously to declare as surplus the Hamilton County Business Development Center, the county facility that houses the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce's business incubator program.
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Boundary issues: Hamilton County NAACP opposes proposed congressional maps
The Hamilton County branch of the NAACP hosted a press conference to oppose state lawmakers' newly proposed congressional maps and the redistricting effort to eliminate the last Democrat-held seat in Tennessee.
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Democratic turnout edges out Republicans in Hamilton County primaries for first time in decades
For the first time in decades, Democratic turnout edged out Republican turnout in primaries for Hamilton County offices.
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Republicans unveil map carving up Tennessee’s majority-Black House district
Tennessee Republicans on Wednesday proposed a congressional map aimed at diluting the state's lone majority-Black district, a swift response to last week's Supreme Court ruling that weakened a landmark voting rights law.
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Takeaways from Indiana, Ohio and Michigan: Trump’s flex pays off and Democrats win special election
Elections in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan on Tuesday reinforced a picture that's becoming increasingly clear — while President Donald Trump still dominates the Republican Party, Democrats seem to have the momentum ahead of November's midterm elections.
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Voters choose White for Hamilton County school board. Kuehn, Daniel, Perkins advance to general
Voters picked candidates in four contested Hamilton County school board primary races Tuesday. One of the winners is set to face no challenger in the August general election, effectively deciding that race.
