debate over how Hoosiers’ congressional and legislative district maps take shape. With Senator Tim Lanane, a Democrat from Anderson, Julia Vaughn, policy director of Common Cause Indiana and Jay Yeager, an Indianapolis attorney.

Indiana Redisticting Laws (March 22, 2019)

ABSTRACT: Are you new to the local redistricting process in Indiana? Do you have questions? Each decade after the decennial census, data users take part in the process of redistricting: legislative, educational, library, municipal and more! This webinar is an open discussion on Indiana redistricting for data users of all types. We’ll share a brief history of the redistricting process, talk about differential privacy, and talk about what we’re seeing in the PL 94-171 data released by the Census Bureau August 12. This webinar is sponsored by the Indiana State Data Center @ the State Library and the Indiana Geographic Information Council. PRESENTER: Katie Springer coordinates the State Data Center Program for the State of Indiana and acts as a Data Librarian at the Indiana State Library. She answers statistical information requests, provides technical training statewide, and writes for the Indiana State Library’s weekly column, Government Information Minute. Springer has a BA from Sarah Lawrence College and an MS in Library Science from Indiana University.

Full Story: https://indianapublicmedia.org/news/independent-analyses-say-indiana-redistricting-will-produce-little-competition.php Two independent analyses of Indiana’s redistricting maps say the districts drawn by Republicans are heavily skewed in favor of Republicans. Those evaluations also say the new state House, Senate and Congressional maps create very few competitive districts.

Governor Eric Holcomb signed a bill Monday making Indiana's new legislative district official

Indiana General Assembly concludes redistricting, approves new maps

Dan Spehler has the latest

Republican lawmakers gave their final approval Friday of their party’s redrawing of Indiana’s congressional and legislative districts as they brushed off objections that the new maps give them an excessive election advantage and dilute the influence of minority and urban voters.

Full Story: https://indianapublicmedia.org/news/senate-redistricting-plan-would-seem-to-ignore-public-input.php It appears Indiana Senate lawmakers will approve the state Senate redistricting map without any changes – regardless of what Hoosiers have to say at the only public hearing on that map.

WRTV's Cornelius Hocker reports. Hoosiers voiced their concerns and frustrations on Thursday inside and outside the statehouse while lawmakers worked to approve maps that will guide Indiana elections for the next ten years.