by Gene Lahammer
Published: January 29, 2010
Tags: census, redistricting
So Minnesotans worried about the state's relatively static population during the past decade may find some solace - even if Minnesota loses one of its eight U.S. House seats after the next federal census.
by Charley Shaw
Published: July 20, 2009
Tags: apportionment, Metropolitan Council, Minnesota population, redistricting, Tom Gillaspy, U.S. Census
Those wondering if Minnesota will lose a congressional seat after the next U.S. Census can chew over some new population estimates. Minnesota is among a couple states that are teetering on the edge of losing a congressional seat after the 2010 Census. The Metropolitan Council’s annual population report released today figures the seven-county Twin Cities metropolitan [...]
by Charley Shaw
Published: May 14, 2009
Tags: redistricting
A proposal that would reform the way Minnesota’s political districts are drawn was the subject of bipartisan debate in the state Senate today. Minnesota lawmakers are currently supposed to draw legislative maps every 10 years. But political gridlock among lawmakers after the 2000 Census tossed redistricting to the Minnesota Supreme Court. Senate Majority Leader Larry [...]
by Charley Shaw
Published: March 16, 2009
Tags: Al Quie, Arne Carlson, redistricting, Roger Moe, Walter Mondale
A bipartisan assemblage of Minnesota’s political hall of fame is supporting a bill that would create an independent commission to handle the next round of redistricting. Two former governors, a former U.S. vice president and a former state Senate majority leader endorsed redistricting reform legislation in a letter sent today to state Sen. Ann Rest, [...]
