/tags/partisanship Partisanship en-US Copyright Sat, 05 Feb 2022 02:46:10 GMT /politics/2022-02-04/nc-supreme-court-strikes-down-gop-redistricting-plans-lawmakers-have-2-weeks-to-draw-new-maps The state Supreme Court has declared congressional and state legislative district maps drawn by the North Carolina General Assembly's Republican majority to be unconstitutionally gerrymandered based on partisan bias. Sat, 05 Feb 2022 02:46:10 GMT /politics/2022-02-04/nc-supreme-court-strikes-down-gop-redistricting-plans-lawmakers-have-2-weeks-to-draw-new-maps Rusty Jacobs /politics/2021-01-13/nc-house-leaders-see-opportunities-for-bipartisanship-this-session North Carolina lawmakers start a new legislative session this week at a time when partisanship and bitterness nationwide have reached a peak.After rioters… Wed, 13 Jan 2021 13:41:19 GMT /politics/2021-01-13/nc-house-leaders-see-opportunities-for-bipartisanship-this-session Rusty Jacobs /politics/2019-12-06/holding-wont-seek-relection-new-congressional-map-a-factor North Carolina's newly redrawn congressional map has convinced at least one Republican incumbent not to run for reelection next year. U.S. Rep. George… Fri, 06 Dec 2019 17:07:07 GMT /politics/2019-12-06/holding-wont-seek-relection-new-congressional-map-a-factor Rusty Jacobs /show/the-state-of-things/2019-09-17/dividing-the-state-along-new-lines North Carolina will soon have new legislative maps. The previous maps were tossed out after a three-judge panel unanimously declared them unconstitutional… Tue, 17 Sep 2019 16:25:49 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-09-17/dividing-the-state-along-new-lines Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /politics/2019-09-17/dividing-the-state-along-new-lines North Carolina will soon have new legislative maps. The previous maps were tossed out after a three-judge panel unanimously declared them unconstitutional… Tue, 17 Sep 2019 16:25:49 GMT /politics/2019-09-17/dividing-the-state-along-new-lines Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-06-27/supreme-court-says-partisan-gerrymandering-is-not-for-federal-courts-to-decide A conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal courts have no role to play in deciding partisan gerrymandering cases.The justices… Thu, 27 Jun 2019 16:22:44 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-06-27/supreme-court-says-partisan-gerrymandering-is-not-for-federal-courts-to-decide Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /news/2019-06-27/supreme-court-says-partisan-gerrymandering-is-not-for-federal-courts-to-decide A conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal courts have no role to play in deciding partisan gerrymandering cases.The justices… Thu, 27 Jun 2019 16:22:44 GMT /news/2019-06-27/supreme-court-says-partisan-gerrymandering-is-not-for-federal-courts-to-decide Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2018-02-02/is-non-partisan-redistricting-possible-a-former-judge-and-a-mathematician-think-so In the past few months, the courts have found fault with North Carolina’s state and congressional maps. In June, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed a lower… Fri, 02 Feb 2018 17:50:07 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-02-02/is-non-partisan-redistricting-possible-a-former-judge-and-a-mathematician-think-so Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /politics/2018-02-02/is-non-partisan-redistricting-possible-a-former-judge-and-a-mathematician-think-so In the past few months, the courts have found fault with North Carolina’s state and congressional maps. In June, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed a lower… Fri, 02 Feb 2018 17:50:07 GMT /politics/2018-02-02/is-non-partisan-redistricting-possible-a-former-judge-and-a-mathematician-think-so Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /politics/2017-06-16/young-nc-lawmakers-hope-new-millennial-caucus-bridges-partisan-divide It's being called a political crisis: Partisanship is the worst it's been in decades. Now, a few North Carolina legislators think they might have a… Fri, 16 Jun 2017 16:54:36 GMT /politics/2017-06-16/young-nc-lawmakers-hope-new-millennial-caucus-bridges-partisan-divide Jess Clark