redistricting

State lawmakers representing Southern Indiana have very different views on whether the legislature should redraw U.S. congressional districts years ahead of schedule.

Indiana Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray is in the midst of the greatest political maelstrom of his seven-plus years as the chamber’s leader, facing President Donald Trump’s ire over congressional redistricting.

The Indiana House confirmed it will return to the Statehouse next week to redistrict and Senate Republicans quickly followed suit.

Governor Mike Braun has added his name to the growing list of Republican lawmakers who received threats in recent days.

Indiana state Senators voted to return in January for the new legislative session, bucking calls from President Donald Trump and Gov. Mike Braun to convene in December to craft new congressional maps that favor Republicans.

The Governor posted on social media shortly after a call with President Donald Trump, who over the weekend voiced his disappointment with Indiana senators for not taking up his call to redraw congressional boundaries in the state to favor Republicans.

Indiana Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray said the Senate will not convene because there are not enough votes in support of redistricting.

A Republican Senator in Indiana has come out strongly against redistricting. Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) released a statement Wednesday saying she could not get behind the push for new congressional maps.

Gerrymandered maps can seem kind of obvious. Districts that snake around cities or split up rural communities to benefit a single party. And the technology to do so has only gotten easier.

The Kentucky Democratic Party has appealed a recent court ruling that upheld Republican-drawn political maps for the state House of Representatives and Congress.