Dems in House Balking at Districts -- Speaker's Race Apparently Is at Center of Remap Dispute

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JACKSON - Some Mississippi House Democrats are accusing Republican Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant of asking them to undermine their own power by drawing House districts that would be more favorable to the GOP.

"He's asking us to commit political suicide," said Rep. Ed Blackmon, D-Canton.

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Dems in House Balking at Districts -- Speaker's Race Apparently Is at Center of Remap Dispute

Mississippi lawmakers are trying to update the 122 districts in the Democratic-controlled House and the 52 districts in the Republican-controlled S...

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