Urban areas to steal more seats in Raleigh, leaving the mountains with less
 

Urban areas to steal more seats in Raleigh, leaving the mountains with less

Urban areas grew at a torrid pace over the past decade — so get ready, legislators in the mountains and…
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Redistricting to grow mountain districts
 

Redistricting to grow mountain districts

In legislatures around the nation, it’s that time of decade again — time to break out the old redistricting maps…
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Building districts by the numbers
 

Building districts by the numbers

This year, the math of moving districts will give virtually every western block a shift. Sen. Jim Davis’s, R-Franklin, Senate…
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Shuler left with Republican-leaning district after new maps slice liberal Asheville out of WNC
 

Shuler left with Republican-leaning district after new maps slice liberal Asheville out of WNC

Democrats are crying foul over new Congressional district lines that with seemingly surgical precision slice the City of Asheville, a…
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Democrats: GOP blatantly gerrymandered WNC’s seat in Congress
 

Democrats: GOP blatantly gerrymandered WNC’s seat in Congress

New Congressional districts crafted by state GOP leaders that appear to position the party for political domination in North Carolina…
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