Indiana’scontroversial redistricting bill cleared its first major hurdle on Tuesday, advancing out of the state House Committee on Elections with an 8-to-5 vote.
The bill to redraw the state’s congressional districts to favor Republicans next heads to the full House for a vote later this week. The state Senate is expected to take it up on Dec. 8.
Gov. Mike Braun (R-IN) speaks at an event in Indianapolis on April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, file)
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House lawmakers heard hours of public testimony urging them to vote against the mid-decade redistricting bill. In the end, eight Republicans voted in favor of it and only one, Rep. Tim Yocum (R-IN), voted no, following a massive pressure campaign from President Donald Trump and his allies that included threats to
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