Next week, the Alabama Legislature will meet in special session to approve new maps for U.S. House, state school board and legislative districts now that lawmakers have been able to apply late-arriving 2020 Census data for reapportionment.
Get ready, because next week you will hear hollow platitudes about this process.
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