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March 10, 2011

Redistricting debate to hit Senate floor

Redistricting debate to hit Senate floor The debate over Mississippi’s new Senate districts will hit that chamber’s floor today, but it remains unclear what plan senators will pass. On Wednesday, the Rules Committee followed the Election Committee’s lead in approving a redistricting plan backed by Republican Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant. But the original proposal, pushed…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
March 10, 2011

Redistrict: Partisan games are costly

Redistrict: Partisan games are costly Redistricting can be a nasty, partisan process in which politicians and parties look out for their own special interests. The only people left out seem to be the voters who get passed around like pawns on a chessboard and the taxpayers who are paying the bills. The Senate Elections Committee…