GOP-led panel to redraw North Dakota redistricting maps
By JAMES MacPHERSONJune 9, 2021 GMT
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) Republicans, who vastly outnumber Democrats in the Legislature, will lead a committee to redraw North Dakota’s legislative districts this year, a task that will influence the political balance of power for the next decade.
A redistricting committee of 14 Republicans and two Democrats was picked Wednesday during a meeting of Legislative Management, a 17-member GOP-led panel of lawmakers that handles the Legislature’s business between sessions.
A seat on the redistricting committee is always competitive because it decides potentially new areas that lawmakers will represent, and 95 of the Legislature’s 141 members applied. Members were chosen based on recommendations from party leaders.
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Now recognized in North Dakota, Juneteenth is our country s victory, organizer says
The state’s first Juneteenth Freedom Celebration in Fargo will be held from noon until 7 p.m. Saturday, June 19, at 1905 Roger Maris Drive, Lindenwood Park. Written By: C.S. Hagen | ×
Protesters in downtown Fargo on April 11, 2021. C.S. Hagen / The Forum
FARGO North Dakota s first historic celebration of Juneteenth is more than a state holiday for Faith Shields-Dixon. June 19 is now an official reminder of the country’s victory over enslavement of African Americans.
Shields-Dixon said it was only months ago when North Dakota was “on the other side” in not recognizing Juneteenth.
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