Thread by @lisakashinsky

I'm at the State House where the House is taking up the congressional redistricting map now. Follow along malegislature.gov/Events/Session… #mapoli

https://twitter.com/lisakashinsky/status/1461043878782554113

Assistant House Majority Leader @staterepmike, who co-leads redistricting, says mapmakers used “sound redistricting principles that were transparent & known to all from the very beginning of this process.” This comes amid big backlash to Fall River/New Bedford split #mapoli

@staterepmike BREAKING: The House has approved the congressional redistricting map (that splits Fall River and New Bedford) to be engrossed by a 151-8 vote. Now on to the Senate, where there's expected to be more friction #mapoli

@staterepmike The Senate is taking up the congressional redistricting map now #mapoli malegislature.gov/Events/Session…

@staterepmike State Sen. @WBrownsberger appears to be alluding to the Fall River/New Bedford schism when he says its "always my goal to make sure every single senator is satisfied with the results of the redistricting process" and expresses "regret" that hasn't happened #mapoli

State Sen. @Becca_Rausch speaks against how mapmakers carved up MetroWest and against the bifurcation of Fall River and New Bedford in the congressional map #mapoli

@Becca_Rausch BREAKING: Senate approves congressional redistricting map splitting Fall River/New Bedford
NO: @SenBruceTarr @Becca_Rausch @DianaDiZoglio @SenRodrigues @JulianCyr @adamghinds @MarcRPacheco @WalterFTimilty @SoniaChangDiaz @JamieEldridgeMA @Sen_Chandler @senjehlen, Montigny #mapoli