As Trump pushes states to redraw districts in favor of Republicans, this solution could help stop gerrymandering.

POTTSVILLE — When power in the state government is concentrated in the hands of a few party leaders, many bills introduced in the General Assembly don’t get voted down — they never get a chance to ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

In last week’s paper, Jeffrey C. Billman wrote about North Carolina’s “democracy problem”—how Democrats had won more votes in General Assembly races, but Republicans won more seats. On Twitter, ...

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Gerrymander: a word whose meaning and etymology were learned in high school civics class 75 years ago and was regarded as “history.” It’s alive, however, and venomous. Our Republican Gov. Greg Abbott ...

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