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Vermilion Parish NAACP & Southern Poverty Law Center push for equal voting power
The Vermilion Parish NAACP and the Southern Poverty Law Center presented their map to the Abbeville City Council, which would provide equal voting power to all residents, in an ongoing fight to ...
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A national civil right group said Abbeville voting map was unconstitutional and that the city's new one isn't good enough
The Abbeville City Council will decide whether or not to approve a new voting district map at a future council meeting.
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The Supreme Court’s Most Worrisome Non-Decision
The Roberts Court has asked for reargument in a key redistricting case, a move that strongly suggests the conservative ...
Flash flooding claimed more than 100 lives in Central Texas. Here’s what we know about the victims
At least 129 people across Central Texas are confirmed dead, including dozens of children who were attending summer camp in the Hill Country, after catastrophic flooding over the Fourth of July ...
At the races: Summertime madness
Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including redistricting and campaign ...