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![Spectators make their positions known before a brief meeting outlining the Ohio Redistricting Committee's next steps in redrawing legislative map districts.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/img-3350-2-scaled-e1642545030145-900x422.jpg)
How states are using legislative privilege to drag out redistricting lawsuits
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (PBS NewsHour) — In 2021, each state redrew its congressional district lines to reflect the 2020 census results. Two years later, the maps in many states are the… Read More
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Child poverty more than doubles — a year after hitting record low, Census data shows
By: Jennifer Ludden | NPR
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Updated September 12, 2023 at 3:37 PM ET WASHINGTON (NPR) — The poverty rate in the U.S. has risen dramatically in the year since pandemic benefits ran out — and… Read More
![Sen. Steve Huffman (R-Tipp City)](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/steve_huffman_senate_committee_-_the_ohio_channel-e1592254716499-900x422.png)
Senate President: Census Data Ruling May Not Help Ohio With Map-Drawing Deadline
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A federal appeals court has sided with Ohio’s attorney general in his lawsuit to get US Census data earlier than expected to draw maps for… Read More
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Ohio Loses One Of 16 Congressional Seats In New Census Count
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio will lose a seat in the US House of Representatives starting with next year’s election, bringing its total to 15 – its smallest Congressional… Read More
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Southeast Ohio Lags Behind Rest Of State In Census Completion
By: Michelle Rotuno-Johnson
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — With four weeks left before Ohio’s census deadline, efforts are underway to encourage southeast Ohio residents to make sure they are counted. Overall, response rates in Appalachian… Read More