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One Thing: What the Redistricting ‘Race to the Bottom’ Actually Looks Like

At the urging of President Donald Trump, multiple Republican-led states in the South have move quickly to redraw congressional maps in the wake of the Supreme Court decision last month that critics say will significantly weaken the Voting Rights Act of 1965. In Louisiana, the Bla ...  Show more

5 Good Things: Calling All Moms to the Dance Floor!

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