Sally Frank, a professor for Drake Law School, shares what this new ruling could mean for Iowans. Subscribe to Local 5 on YouTube: https://bit.ly/Local5YouTube_subscribe Add Local 5 on Roku: https://channelstore.roku.com/details/3c2949aadbd0c7a4649e5196085b80da/des-moines-news-we-are-iowa Download the We Are Iowa app: https://weareiowa.com/app Get Local 5’s "5 Things to Know" email newsletter in your inbox: https://weareiowa.com/email 'Like' Local 5 on Facebook: https://facebook.com/WeAreIowa Follow Local 5 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/weareiowa5news Follow Local 5 on Instagram: https://instagram.com/weareiowa

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A state agency has released a second set of maps revising Iowa's four congressional districts and legislative boundaries as redistricting moves to the next phase of the process.

Senate Republicans voted down the first draft of maps earlier in October. Subscribe to Local 5 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/weareiowalocal5news Add Local 5 on Roku: https://channelstore.roku.com/details/3c2949aadbd0c7a4649e5196085b80da/des-moines-news-we-are-iowa Download the We Are Iowa app: https://weareiowa.com/app Get Local 5’s "5 Things to Know" email newsletter in your inbox: https://weareiowa.com/email 'Like' Local 5 on Facebook: https://facebook.com/WeAreIowa Follow Local 5 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/weareiowa5news Follow Local 5 on Instagram: https://instagram.com/weareiowa

IA Senators Reject redistricting Maps

Iowa State University political science Professor Karen Kedrowski explains what the process is and why Iowans should care about it. Subscribe to Local 5 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/weareiowalocal5news Add Local 5 on Roku: https://channelstore.roku.com/details/3c2949aadbd0c7a4649e5196085b80da/des-moines-news-we-are-iowa Download the We Are Iowa app: https://weareiowa.com/app Get Local 5’s "5 Things to Know" email newsletter in your inbox: https://weareiowa.com/email 'Like' Local 5 on Facebook: https://facebook.com/WeAreIowa Follow Local 5 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/weareiowa5news Follow Local 5 on Instagram: https://instagram.com/weareiowa

Iowa Senate Republicans rejected the first draft of new maps for legislative and congressional districts Tuesday afternoon. The vote was along party lines, with Republicans in control of the chamber. 18 Senate Democrats voted to pass the maps. The Senate adjourned the special session shortly before 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. The Legislative Services Agency has 35 days to submit a second plan for redistricting. That would mean state lawmakers would be back in the Capitol by the second week of November. Sen. Roby Smith, R-Davenport, spoke on the floor in favor of rejecting the maps, saying "there is room for improvement." Sen. Tony Bisignano, D-Des Moines, called for his colleagues to approve the maps, saying they were drawn by a non-partisan group and are fair. Full story: https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/local-politics/iowa-legislature-2021-special-session-redistrict-maps-updates-democrats-republicans-statehouse-house-senate/524-9768cec0-0c7c-4774-8a25-e18c18d5d19c Subscribe to Local 5 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/weareiowalocal5news Add Local 5 on Roku: https://channelstore.roku.com/details/3c2949aadbd0c7a4649e5196085b80da/des-moines-news-we-are-iowa Download the We Are Iowa app: https://weareiowa.com/app Get Local 5’s "5 Things to Know" email newsletter in your inbox: https://weareiowa.com/email 'Like' Local 5 on Facebook: https://facebook.com/WeAreIowa Follow Local 5 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/weareiowa5news Follow Local 5 on Instagram: https://instagram.com/weareiowa

Because of the COVID pandemic, U.S. Census Bureau data was delayed. Read more: https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/local-politics/iowa-legislature-special-2021-session-redistricting-democrats-republicans-statehouse-capitol/524-bd1183a8-0093-4a54-872e-b696eb16bd5d Subscribe to Local 5 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/weareiowalocal5news Add Local 5 on Roku: https://channelstore.roku.com/details/3c2949aadbd0c7a4649e5196085b80da/des-moines-news-we-are-iowa Download the We Are Iowa app: https://weareiowa.com/app Get Local 5’s "5 Things to Know" email newsletter in your inbox: https://weareiowa.com/email 'Like' Local 5 on Facebook: https://facebook.com/WeAreIowa Follow Local 5 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/weareiowa5news Follow Local 5 on Instagram: https://instagram.com/weareiowa