/tags/shading-the-lines Shading The Lines en-US Copyright Mon, 01 Jan 2018 10:00:00 GMT /news/2018-01-01/how-did-ohios-most-liberal-city-end-up-with-its-most-conservative-congressman Ohio’s 4th Congressional District isn’t the longest in the state nor the most convoluted. Nor does it have the most disenfranchised voters. It’s near the… Mon, 01 Jan 2018 10:00:00 GMT /news/2018-01-01/how-did-ohios-most-liberal-city-end-up-with-its-most-conservative-congressman M.L. Schultze /news/2017-12-26/ohio-joins-wave-of-states-trying-to-erase-gerrymandering Five years ago, few people in Ohio were paying close attention to the claim that political consultants – armed with partisan power, increasingly… Tue, 26 Dec 2017 10:00:00 GMT /news/2017-12-26/ohio-joins-wave-of-states-trying-to-erase-gerrymandering M.L. Schultze /news/2017-12-25/summit-county-has-four-congressional-districts-but-no-representative-of-its-own It was a chilly winter day in North Akron, just a few blocks from the Sand Run Metro Park. Out in a straight line, heading just 4 miles southwest from… Mon, 25 Dec 2017 10:00:00 GMT /news/2017-12-25/summit-county-has-four-congressional-districts-but-no-representative-of-its-own Mark Arehart /news/2017-12-22/gerrymandering-is-really-bullying-inside-ohios-attempts-to-reform-redistricting On election night two years ago, Catherine Turcer of Common Cause Ohio couldn’t have been more thrilled.“It’s like Christmas,” Turcer said. “I got the… Fri, 22 Dec 2017 10:00:00 GMT /news/2017-12-22/gerrymandering-is-really-bullying-inside-ohios-attempts-to-reform-redistricting Karen Kasler /news/2017-12-21/snakes-ducks-and-toilet-bowls-how-does-ohio-shape-congressional-districts Ian Yarber, a former Oberlin school board member, considers himself a knowledgeable voter. He lives at the northeast end of Ohio’s 4th Congressional… Thu, 21 Dec 2017 10:00:00 GMT /news/2017-12-21/snakes-ducks-and-toilet-bowls-how-does-ohio-shape-congressional-districts Kabir Bhatia